Pipe Welder

About This Role

Join Austin Industrial as a Pipe Welder in Baytown, TX, where you will be responsible for joining metal parts, such as pipes or metal plates, according to specifications using heat or electric arc-welding equipment, contributing to various industrial projects.

Responsibilities

• Use spot welding gun or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment to weld or tack weld pieces together.
• Unite pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turn valves to release mixture.
• Preheat work pieces for welding or curving using a torch.
• Fill holes or correct mistakes in lead pieces and make bulges thin and curves in metal workpieces.
• Check the weakness of work pieces and measure them with a straightedge or template to ensure specifications are met.
• Use thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torch or plasma-arc equipment to dismount metal assemblies or cut scrap metal.
• Use hoist, crane, wire and banding machine, or hand tools to place and protect work pieces.
• Choose place of weld based on type, thickness, area, and expected temperature of metal to protect the torch.
• Instruct and bring flame or electrodes on or across work piece to straighten, curve, dissolve, or develop metal.
• Join pieces together, cover up taut points, and add metal to develop parts.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience as a welder
• Ability to join metal parts (pipe or metal plates) using heat or electric arc-welding equipment
• Proficiency with spot welding gun or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment
• Experience with thermal-cutting equipment (flame-cutting torch or plasma-arc equipment)

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Skills

* Required skills