Combo Welder (Tulsa, OK) – Austin Industrial

About Austin Industria

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.

Job Summary:

A Combination Pipe Welder in a refinery setting is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of piping systems, including those in excavations and underground, as well as welding structural steel. This role involves welding, cutting, and assembling pipes and structural components to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the refinery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Welding and Fabrication: Perform welding tasks using various techniques such as SMAW and GTAW to join metal pipes, structural steel, and components.
• Pipe Installation:
• Assemble and secure pipes and fittings according to specifications by welding, bolting or threading joints.
• Bolting Up and Torquing: Secure flanges and fittings by bolting up and torquing to ensure leak-proof connections and structural integrity.
• Excavation and Underground Piping:
• Excavation Work: Safely perform tasks in excavated areas, ensuring proper shoring and trench safety practices.
• Underground Piping: Install and repair underground piping systems, ensuring proper alignment and secure connections to prevent leaks and ensure durability.
• Structural Steel Welding:
• Fabrication and Assembly: Cut, shape, and assemble structural steel components.
• Installation: Weld structural steel components to form complete structures, ensuring stability and compliance with design specifications.
• Inspection: Inspect welded joints and structural components to ensure they meet quality and safety standards.
• Maintenance and Repair: Inspect, maintain, and repair existing piping and structural systems.
• Blueprint Reading: Read and interpret blueprints and diagrams to determine the layout and installation procedures.
• Safety Compliance: Adhere to all safety regulations and protocols, including the use of personal protective equipment and ensuring proper ventilation during welding operations.
• Quality Control: Verify that all welds and connections are free of defects and conform to set specifications.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other maintenance personnel to complete projects efficiently and safely.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Qualifications:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience: Proven experience as a pipe welder in a refinery or industrial setting. 5+ years of experience.
• Skills: Strong technical skills in welding and pipe fitting, structural steel welding, bolting up and torquing, problem-solving abilities, and good communication skills.
• Certifications: Oklahoma Steam Card

• 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.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

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