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Overview

Austin Industrial is a leader in self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services for industrial companies across the U.S. They are seeking a skilled Combination Pipe Welder to join their refinery maintenance and construction team, responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of piping systems in a refinery setting.

Responsibilities

  • Perform SMAW, GTAW (TIG), FCAW, and/or GMAW welding processes as required.
  • Weld pipe in various positions, including 6G, in accordance with approved welding procedures.
  • Read and interpret isometric drawings, P&IDs, blueprints, and weld procedures.
  • Fabricate, fit, and weld piping systems for maintenance, repair, turnaround, and capital projects.
  • Complete welds that meet refinery, client, ASME, and applicable code requirements.
  • Perform grinding, beveling, fit-up verification, and weld preparation activities.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure quality standards and specifications are met.
  • Work closely with pipefitters, supervisors, inspectors, and operations personnel.
  • Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a safe and organized manner.
  • Participate in safety meetings, job hazard analyses, permit reviews, and refinery-specific training.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum 3 years of industrial pipe welding experience.
  • Ability to pass a refinery pipe combination welder qualification test.
  • Experience welding carbon steel and stainless steel piping systems.
  • Ability to read blueprints, isometrics, and welding symbols.
  • Knowledge of refinery safety requirements and safe work practices.
  • Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in varying weather conditions.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physically demanding work.
  • Previous refinery, petrochemical, chemical plant, or industrial maintenance experience is preferred.
  • Current NCCER certification is preferred.
  • TWIC Card is preferred.
  • OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification is preferred.
  • Experience with turnaround and outage work is preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive wages
  • Overtime opportunities
  • Benefits package
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Safe and professional work environment

Benefits

Competitive wages
Overtime opportunities
Benefits package
Career advancement opportunities
Safe and professional work environment
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How this job compares in Tulsa, OK

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tulsa, OK currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$27/hr across 19 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tulsa, OK

We're tracking 43 other active welding openings in Tulsa, OK right now, from 31 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 116 other active welding openings from 82 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tulsa, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HireCall (6), American StaffCorp Job Board (5), and Onin Staffing (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $28/hr, Tulsa at $26/hr, and Claremore at $23/hr. Tulsa is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all combo welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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