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Overview

Join our team as an Electro-Mechanical Technician supporting Drilling Services at Weatherford. In this hands-on role, you'll be responsible for the mechanical assembly of drilling equipment according to quality specifications while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform mechanical assembly operations following engineered drawings and established procedures.
  • Assemble equipment per specifications and inspect completed components for accuracy and functionality.
  • Read and interpret wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, and engineering assembly drawings.
  • Perform precision soldering of electronic components.
  • Operate and maintain electronic testing equipment including pulsers, flow meters, and multimeters.
  • Safely operate forklifts and overhead cranes in accordance with safety guidelines.
  • Handle radioactive source materials in compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain an orderly work area and properly care for company-supplied tooling.
  • Contribute to developing new procedures and improving existing ones.
  • Comply with all Weatherford safety rules, quality policies, and company standards.
  • Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 3-4 years of assembly or manufacturing experience.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Proficiency with hand and power tools.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Good verbal communication skills.
  • May require up to 10% domestic and potentially international travel.
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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 87 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 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 157 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 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.

Weatherford currently has 1 other opening 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 (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (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 Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/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. Electro-Mechanical Technician / Drilling Services figures were last recalculated when this page was built.