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Job Description

Overview

The Tacker 2 position involves welding metal components using the TIG process. Candidates must pass a Tacker Test and visual inspection, and will be responsible for various welding tasks while adhering to safety practices.

Responsibilities

  • Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line to form specified depth of fusion and bead.
  • Obtains specified electrode and inserts it into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through welding gun.
  • Connects cables from welding unit to obtain specified amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse.
  • Starts power supply to produce electric current.
  • Strikes arc to generate heat for depositing metal from electrode to work piece.
  • Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Cleans or degreases weld joint or work piece using appropriate tools.
  • Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes.
  • Prepares broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
  • Chips off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand scraper or power chipper.
  • Preheats work piece using hand torch or heating furnace.
  • Positions and clamps work pieces together or assembles them in jig or fixture.
  • Tacks assemblies together as needed.
  • Cuts metal plates or structural shapes.
  • Passes employer performance tests or standard tests to meet certification standards.
  • Performs jobs only on which they have been trained and/or authorized.
  • Works in accordance with safe job practices and complies with company safety rules.
  • Uses required personal protective equipment.
  • Reports unsafe conditions or practices.
  • Cooperates during investigation of any accidents that occur.
  • Participates in safety meetings, pre-job safety briefings, task hazard analyses, and Job Safety Analyses.
  • Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform job functions.
  • Works under minimum supervision and typically reports to a supervisor.

Requirements

  • Successfully pass the on-site Tacker Test: Tig 2” schedule 80 in a 5G position.
  • Must pass visual inspection and x-ray.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • The position does NOT pay per diem.
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How this job compares in Beaumont, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipe welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$35/hr across 21 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 Beaumont, TX

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Beaumont, TX right now, from 8 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. 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 Beaumont, or widen the search to Texas.

The Shaw Group currently has 2 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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 pipe welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. TIG Pipe Tack Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.