Job Description

Overview

Epiroc is seeking an Assembler Welder to join their team, where innovation and collaboration drive the development of safe and efficient equipment for the mining and construction industries. The company values diversity and offers opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

  • Weld components using blueprints.
  • Plan and lay out work from blueprints, drawings, or other written specifications.
  • Install and connect hydraulic controls, pumps, rams, and other system elements.
  • Mount, hook-up and connect engines, gear boxes, axles and other power components and units.
  • Maintain the cleanliness of the assembly area.
  • Detect and report defective materials, faulty operation, and unusual conditions to immediate Supervisor.
  • Select materials and processes to be applied.
  • Set up and adjust equipment.
  • Weld in vertical, horizontal, flat, and overhead positions to make items of various sizes and shapes.
  • Brazes, flame-cuts, beads, heat treats, pressure, and tack welds.
  • Use hand and power tools of the welding trade.
  • When necessary, use templates in measuring, marking, scribing, and cutting.
  • Follow prescribed safety regulations / guidelines.
  • Maintain work related records and reports.
  • Train new hires.
  • Complete appropriate paperwork for rejected parts.
  • Return leftover parts to Warehouse.
  • Chase parts and fill in necessary paperwork.

Requirements

  • HS Diploma or GED required.
  • Must pass the welding test.
  • Two years minimum as a welder preferred.
  • Must have training in reading blueprints.
  • Required to read, write and comprehend English.
  • Knowledge of all mechanical components on the rig and their ideal operation.
  • Overall knowledge of product line.
  • Familiar with handling welding and assembly tools.
  • Basic understanding of troubleshooting principles.
  • Knowledge of MFG Pro preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work Type: Onsite
  • Shift Timings: 40 hours a week, Monday – Friday, 7:30AM – 4:00 PM
  • Training period for this position: Six months to a year.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Garland, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 341 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 Garland, TX

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Garland, TX right now, from 6 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Garland, or widen the search to Texas.

Epiroc currently has 5 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 Houston, TX (21), Zachry Group (20), and Austin Industries (20). 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, Dallas at $35/hr, and La Porte at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Garland, TX

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