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Overview

CB&I delivers integrated storage and asset-management solutions that help customers operate safely, reliably, and efficiently. The shop Structural Welder lays out, aligns, and welds fabricated plate and structural components to assemble structural forms according to blueprints and metallurgy.

Responsibilities

  • Selects equipment and plans layouts, assembly, and welding.
  • Uses various welding processes including Gas-Metal Arc and Shielded Metal Arc.
  • Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together.
  • Bolts, clamps, and welds metal components of products.
  • Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Connects cable from welding unit to obtain specified amperage and voltage.
  • Starts power supply to produce electric current.
  • Strikes arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to work piece.
  • Guides electrode or gun along weld-line to form specified depth of fusion.
  • May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
  • Cleans or degreases weld joint or workplace.
  • Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes.
  • Removes excess weld, defective weld material, slag, and spatter.
  • May preheat work piece using hand torch or heating furnace.
  • Examines weld for bead size and other specifications.
  • Loads, transports, and unloads material, tools, equipment, and supplies.
  • Assists in lifting, positioning, and securing materials during installation.
  • Performs minor maintenance or cleaning activities of tools and equipment.
  • Assists other mechanics as needed.
  • Responsible for observing and complying with all safety and project rules.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or more.
  • Capable of certifying on single process plate being proficient in SMAW or GMAW welding processes.
  • Ability to pass specific weld tests.
  • Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.
  • Ability to work under immediate supervision.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • 401k
  • 401k matching
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Normal work environment will be shop or field.
  • Exposure to outdoor weather conditions, loud noise, and working near moving mechanical parts.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
401k
401k matching
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 83 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 335 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 189 different employers. 80 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,315 other active welding openings from 653 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

CB&I currently has 4 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 Austin Industries (24), Zachry Group (23), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (23). 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 Stick 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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

Similar openings near Houston, TX

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