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Job Description

Overview

The Shaw Group is building a pipeline of qualified candidates for future Combo Welder positions, with day and night shifts available. This role is crucial for ensuring the integrity and performance of industrial fabrication solutions in energy and EPC markets.

Responsibilities

  • Produce high quality welds that meet engineering specifications and industry standards.
  • Perform multi process pipe welding; GTAW, SMAW and Flux Core Arc in various positions.
  • Set up and adjust welding equipment to required specifications.
  • Guide electrode or welding gun to achieve proper fusion and bead profile.
  • Prepare materials by cleaning, grinding, grooving, or preheating as required.
  • Assemble, align, and tack components using fixtures or positioning equipment.
  • Inspect and finish welds by removing slag, spatter, and excess material.
  • Complete required performance tests to meet certification standards.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in GTAW (TIG), SMAW (Stick) and Flux Core welding processes.
  • Ability to interpret weld quality using visual indicators and sound.
  • Experience working safely in industrial or fabrication shop environments.
  • Capability to read and follow welding procedures and technical instructions.
  • Strong attention to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Day and Night Shift Available
  • Days- 6am to 6pm
  • Nights- 6pm to 6am
  • This position does not offer per diem

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Beaumont, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 415 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. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,233 other active welding openings from 689 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 Zachry Group (21), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Optimized Process Designs LLC (13). 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, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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. 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.

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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. Combo Welder Day and Night Shift Positions figures were last recalculated when this page was built.