Welder Master - Austin Industrial (Bay City, TX)

About the role

Austin Industrial provides premier self‑perform maintenance, construction, and soft‑craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. The company has been an industry leader for more than 60 years, serving customers in oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing sectors.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Uses a spot‑welding gun or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment to weld or tack‑weld pieces together.
• Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release the mixture.
• Reaches the expected temperature, size, and color of flame by burning the torch and adjusting gas and air flow.
• Preheats work pieces for welding or curving using a torch.
• Fills holes or corrects mistakes in lead pieces and refines bulges, thin sections, and curves in metal work pieces.
• Checks the integrity of work pieces and measures them with a straightedge or template to ensure they meet specifications.
• Climbs ladders or works on scaffolds to access work areas.
• Gives signals to crane operators to lift large work pieces.
• Uses thermal‑cutting equipment such as flame‑cutting torches or plasma‑arc tools to dismount metal assemblies or cut scrap metal.
• Operates hoists, cranes, wire‑ and banding‑machines, or hand tools to place and protect work pieces.
• Selects weld locations based on type, thickness, area, and expected metal temperature to protect the torch.
• Applies flame or electrodes across work pieces to straighten, curve, dissolve, or develop metal.
• Joins pieces together, covers taut points, and adds metal to develop parts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and to talk, hear, taste, or smell.
• Regularly lifts and/or moves up to 25 lb; frequently lifts and/or moves up to 50 lb (occasionally >50 lb).
• Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Physically intensive role requiring work in confined or wet spaces.
• Able to stand and/or walk for 10 + hours daily and climb stairs and ladders.
• May perform repetitive hand and wrist motions and occasionally twist or bend the body.
• Exposure to yellow or blinking lights; must discern audible alarms.
• Potential exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Qualifications

• Education: No minimum education requirement; high school diploma or GED required; associate degree or vocational training in water treatment, mechanical systems, or industrial maintenance preferred.
• Experience: 4 years Journeyman‑level experience; mechanical or industrial maintenance background; experience in UPW or industrial wastewater treatment operations; familiarity with handling and replacing filtration membranes, resins, and biological components; semiconductor, cleanroom, or high‑purity environment experience preferred.
• Certifications/Licenses: A Weld Test, a valid driver’s license, and a TWIC card.
• Additional Eligibility: None required.

Computer‑Based Work & Technical Proficiency

• Extensive use of computers for data entry, documentation, analysis, and internal communication.
• Proficiency in the full Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, etc.) and ability to learn new office applications quickly.
• Familiarity with enterprise CMMS (Computer‑Aided Maintenance Management System) software and Confluence for task management, issue tracking, and collaboration.

Schedule

Full‑time, 1st Shift schedule: 9‑hour shifts, Monday‑Friday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Travel

No overnight travel is expected; occasional local day travel may be necessary.