Welder- Nightshift

BlueWave is hiring a Welder for an industrial manufacturing client based in Bastrop, Texas. As a Welder, you will fit, prepare, and weld structural components according to drawings, specifications, and quality standards. This role requires strong blueprint-reading skills, safe material-handling practices, and flexibility to work primarily indoors with occasional outdoor assignments.

Responsibilities

• Review work assignments, drawings, specifications, and required materials.
• Fit and weld structural components, including large and rolled parts.
• Perform flux-core welding primarily on A572 steel.
• Apply required preheat and controlled cooling procedures when working with A514 steel.
• Prepare materials and completed welds for inspection.
• Identify drawing errors or part discrepancies and communicate required corrections.
• Retrieve, handle, and track parts through established production workflows.
• Maintain a clean work area and follow fire-watch, electrical, and site safety procedures.

Requirements

• Professional welding experience with structural or high-strength steel.
• Flux-core welding experience.
• Experience welding A572 steel and familiarity with A514 welding procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and weld symbols.
• Experience with fit-up, rigging, heavy equipment, rolled parts, or forgings.
• Knowledge of material preparation, preheating, and post-weld cooling requirements.
• Ability to meet visual and penetrant-testing inspection standards.
• Willingness to work Monday through Friday on a night shift beginning at 6:30 p.m.
• Ability to work onsite in indoor and occasional outdoor industrial environments.
• Ability to provide required personal protective equipment and basic personal tools.

Employment Type: Full-Time, Contract-to-Hire in Bastrop, Texas 

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