Welder (Mig and Structure)- Austin Industrial Decatur, IL Corn Capital

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Uses Gas-Metal Arc, Flux-Cored Arc, Gas-Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc or Shielded Metal Arc welding processes.
• Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release mixture.
• Reaches expected temperature, size, and color of flame by burning torch and adjusting flow of gas and air.
• Preheats work pieces for the preparation of welding or curving, using torch.
• Fills holes or corrects mistakes in lead pieces and makes bulges thin and curves in metal work pieces.
• Manually applies filler rod to supply weld metal.
• Cleans or degreases weld joint or workplace, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
• Removes excess weld, defective weld material, slag and spatter, using carbon arc gouge, hand scrapper, grinder or power chipper.
• Climbs up ladders or works on scaffolds to take apart textures.
• In order to protect the torch, chooses place of weld based on type, thickness, area, and expected temperature of metal.

Qualifications

• Required: 2-4 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Education: No minimum education requirements.
• Legal Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.