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Overview

Join UCT and be part of the fastest-growing sector in the world! UCT is looking for a talented TIG Welder III to join us in Austin, TX, performing advanced welding operations with minimal supervision while ensuring compliance with AWS codes and blueprint specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Receives instructions, prints and work orders for the job.
  • Plans details of working procedure and tools and material requirements.
  • Performs minor maintenance on equipment.
  • Assumes responsibility and care of assigned tools and equipment.
  • Observes and practices safety procedures and policies.
  • Performs advanced welding activities with minimum instructions and supervision.
  • Interprets complex blueprints, manufacturing drawings, and written work instructions.
  • Sets up welding equipment in accordance with the appropriate weld process specifications.
  • Completes weldments to the applied AWS welding code and blueprint requirements.
  • Positions weldment details in location using fixtures, jigs, tape measure, square, rule, and caliper.
  • Utilizes material handling equipment in conjunction with the welding task.
  • Other duties as required.
  • Attendance is an essential job function.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent experience.
  • Two-year vocational welding program or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in welding.
  • Understanding of the use of measuring devices, such as micrometers, calipers, tapes, etc.
  • Qualified to read blueprints.
  • Strong understanding of TIG/MIG welding procedures and processes.
  • Must have experience working with steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and AWS welding symbols.
  • Ability to perform welds that pass a visual inspection and destructive test.
  • Ability to use measuring tools (tape measures, squares, rules, and dial calipers).
  • Basic math skills; must be able to perform conversions and basic calculations.
  • Knowledge of welding machines and setup.
  • Ability to operate hand/air tools and electric grinders.

Additional Information

  • Location: Austin, TX
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How this job compares in Manor, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 475 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 Manor, TX

Manor, TX currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,395 other active welding openings from 683 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Manor, or widen the search to Texas.

Ultra Clean Technology currently has 2 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Austin, TX (26), Zachry Group (25), and Austin Industries (25). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Burleson at $40/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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.

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