Austin Industrial, Inc. - We are currently seeking an experienced Tacker to be based in La Porte, Texas
Maintenance Fabrication Shop position working 4x10's plus occasional OT - NO Per Diem
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Uses spot welding gun or hand, electric, or gas welding equipment to weld or tack weld pieces together.
- Unites pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turns valves to release mixture.
- Reaching expected temperature, size, and color of flame by burning torch and adjusting flow of gas and air.
- Preheats work pieces for the preparation of welding or curving, using torch.
- Fills holes or corrects mistakes in lead pieces and makes bulges thin and curves in metal work pieces.
- Checks the weakness of work pieces and measures work pieces with straightedge or template to ensure the piece meets specifications.
- Climbs up ladders or works on scaffolds to take apart textures.
- Gives signal to crane operator to lift large work pieces.
- Uses thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torch or plasma-arc equipment to dismount metal assemblies or cut scrap metal.
- Uses hoist, crane, wire and banding machine, or hand tools to place and protect work pieces.
- In order to protect the torch chooses place of weld based on type, thickness, area, and expected temperature of metal.
- Instructs and brings flame or electrodes on or across work piece to straighten, curve, dissolve, or develop metal.
- Joins pieces together, covers up taut points, and adds metal to develop parts.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Required for this Position:
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Experience – 1 year of experience.
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Experience – 6+ months experience in an Industrial setting preferred.
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).
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