Pipe Welder; Loudon, TN - Austin Industrial

Rate: $32 USD per hour

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services 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. Our team of employee‑owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost‑efficiency.

The Pipe Welder must be able to join metal parts, such as pipe or metal plates, as specified by layout, blueprints, work orders, welding procedures or oral instructions through the application of heat or electric arc‑welding equipment. Other duties may be assigned.

• Must be proficient in TIG welding on stainless and carbon pipe and have a TIG Rig.
• Must be a Journeyman Industrial Pipe Welder with 3-5 years of experience.
• Must be able to do mechanical work.
• Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release mixture.
• Perform full penetration welds with SMAW and flux core welding applications.
• Start and complete x‑ray welds using the GTAW and SMAW weld processes.
• Checks the weakness of work pieces and measures work pieces with straightedge or template to ensure the piece meets specifications.
• Maintain and operate welding equipment properly, following all safety regulations.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment, including but not limited to rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air‑purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs, and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs;
  
  work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  no minimum education requirements.
• Experience:
  
  3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.
• Must pass drug screen and background check, as a condition of employment.
• Must have a valid Driver's License.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee‑Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee‑ownership structure,

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

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