Welder

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McMillen, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Welder interested in assisting with all tasks involving mechanical projects, including rigging, millwright work, deckhand duties, operating, and more. This is a full-time position working out of Austin, TX. This project is anticipated to continue for 3-4 months. For candidates who prefer to focus strictly on welding, opportunities may be available between Texas and Arkansas post assignments in Austin, TX.

Candidates willing to perform general construction duties may have additional opportunities.

Austin, TX

Decker Dam Gate Replacement

McMillen, Inc. designs and builds solutions that shape the future of water resources. As an employee‑owned firm, we take pride in every project because we know our work truly matters. Our people thrive on solving complex challenges, pushing boundaries, and refining their craft. We don’t look for the complacent or the comfortable. We seek problem solvers, innovators, and experts who are always striving to be better.

We support continuous learning, cutting‑edge technology, and a balanced work‑life environment so our employees can build careers they’re proud of.

We are focused in the dams, energy, fisheries, natural resources, and infrastructure markets. With staff across the United States, Canada, Europe, and beyond, we bring global best practices to our clients. Our people integrate engineering, environmental, and construction expertise to deliver practical, results‑driven outcomes. From concept to completion, projects are guided through feasibility studies, permitting, design, construction, and commissioning, ensuring technical precision and real‑world functionality.

• Assisting with all tasks involving our mechanical projects (rigging, millwright, deckhand, operating)
• Plan and lay out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications and work orders. Make a wide‑range of welds, from simple to precision welding.
• Determine disassembly or repair necessary, and materials to be used.
• Work with light, heavy gauge and metals, i.e., mild steel, carbon alloy steel, aluminum and stainless steel.
• Use electric, oxyacetylene, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, and gas carbon arc welding processes to weld metal parts and structures ranging from .025 inches to very thick metal which requires multiple welding passes.
• Devise special jigs and fixtures to hold parts to be welded.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• One to two years of related experience and/or a combination of both.
• Pass a drug test and background check.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.
• OSHA 10 Hour.
• 1 and D1.5 certification is required but willing to certify in‑house if needed.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• Ability to get along and work effectively with others.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to write correspondence in English.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to other employees of the organization in English.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The inability to cope with a stressful work environment does not constitute a protected disability.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is seldom required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear; work at elevated heights. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Pay Range: $35 - $40 base wage, Prevailing Wage/Davis Bacon Wage + fringe benefits.
• Benefits: $600 per week Per Diem if temporarily assigned 70+ miles from residence.

McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

No recruiters, please.