Welder II

Welder II

Utilities and Energy Management

Position Type:
Full-Time;
Weekly

Hours:

40;

Start Date:

Immediately.

Salary: $60,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Assist plant mechanics in installation and repair of power plant and chilling station equipment.
• Maintain shop areas, tools and equipment safely; identify, report and correct safety hazards.
• Perform confined space entries, elevated work and operate cranes, personnel lifts and forklifts.
• Comply with high standards of workmanship and safety; communicate effectively with team.
• Perform preventative and breakdown maintenance on welding shop equipment.
• Inspect, erect, use and dismantle scaffolding as required.
• Lay out, cut, fit and install various metal types; estimate material and labor; follow safety guidelines.
• Read and understand engineering/fabrication drawings, welding procedures and qualification records.
• Install and repair piping and equipment per ASME, AWS, and other codes.
• Perform accredited welding per ASME pressure containment codes.
• Attend safety meetings; train personnel; carry University cell phone during work and on-call hours.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED.
• Five years of journey-level welding experience or completion of formal certification program.
• Ability to produce sound welds by passing qualification tests under ASME pressure containment and AWS structural codes.
• Physical ability to lift up to 78 lbs, pull 125 lbs, lift 2–45 lbs up ladders, perform kneeling work in confined spaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an industrial or university physical plant environment.
• Experience with welding power piping and tubes in power boilers.
• Experience repairing rotating equipment.
• Experience operating cranes, forklifts and personnel lifts.
• Accuracy and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of occupational methods, tools and equipment.

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits; 100% employee premiums, 50% family premiums.
• Vision, dental, life and disability insurance options.
• Generous paid vacation, sick time and holidays.
• Teacher Retirement System of Texas with employer matching.
• Additional voluntary retirement programs.
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and childcare expenses.
• Linked In Learning, professional conference opportunities.
• Tuition assistance.
• Expansive employee discount program.
• Access to libraries, museums, all UT shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses.

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without sponsorship. Security-sensitive position; 3-year driving record and criminal background checks required. Applicant must pass physical tests for lifting/carrying and confined space work.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, compliant with applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action.