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Job Description

Overview

The Fabrication Welder A position at the Pasadena Shop requires expertise in various welding techniques and conditions, with a focus on industrial pipe welding. Candidates must have significant experience and the ability to meet physical requirements while using specific welding equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Selects equipment and plans layouts, assembly, and welding.
  • Layout, position, align, cut, assemble, and fit metal components together.
  • Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
  • Sets up equipment and welds parts using various welding techniques.
  • Welds metal materials to piping systems equipment using appropriate procedures.
  • Identify all equipment for job and process.

Requirements

  • Must have the ability to weld in 2g, 4g, and 6g conditions.
  • Must be able to Stick, Tig, and Mig weld on Pipe.
  • Must have current applicable welding certification with Zachry or be able to pass a weld test.
  • Must have 4+ years welding experience.
  • Must be able to read blueprints and other engineering drawings.
  • Must have thorough knowledge of various metals characteristics and qualities.
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $38/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $35–$40/hr across 9 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 42 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 23 different employers. 10 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 Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Zachry Group currently has 22 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), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (23), and Zachry Group (22). 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.

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

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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