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Job Description

Overview

Polk Mechanical is seeking skilled welders to join their growing team in the DFW market. The company prides itself on exceptional customer service and offers a supportive work environment that fosters personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding on metals and alloys using various processes.
  • Apply knowledge of electric and gas welding processes in manufacturing and repairing parts.
  • Determine appropriate welding techniques and select proper materials.
  • Plan and lay out work from blueprints, sketches, and specifications.
  • Make difficult welds in hard-to-reach places that meet strict specifications.
  • Inspect final products to ensure welds are free from defects and meet standards.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of gas welding torch processes and arc welding methods.
  • Understanding of how different metals and alloys react to welding processes.
  • OSHA-10 certification is required.
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How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 411 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 Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 24 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 17 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,226 other active welding openings from 688 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

Polk Mechanical Company currently has 10 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 Zachry Group (21), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Optimized Process Designs LLC (12). 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 Pasadena at $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Combo Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.