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Overview

Delta, founded in 1971, is a global provider of power and thermal management solutions focused on innovative, clean, and energy-efficient solutions. The Turret Blanking Operator role involves prepping, assembling, fitting up, and fabricating metal components using welding techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all duties safely.
  • Read blueprints and drawings required for layout, assembly and weld functions.
  • Set up components for welding according to specifications utilizing fixtures and positioning equipment.
  • Weld components using GMAW (mig) welding equipment in various positions.
  • Adjust weld settings as needed to ensure acceptable weld quality.
  • Execute robotic welding programs and troubleshoot basic errors.
  • Perform pre-and-post weld inspection to verify key properties using appropriate tools.
  • Conduct tests to check weld visual quality and dimension tolerance.
  • Perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
  • Adhere to safety, health, and environmental requirements.
  • Report quality, safety, and environmental issues using appropriate channels.
  • Perform additional duties and tasks as assigned in relation to duties as a welder.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum 6 months MIG welding experience.
  • Experience reading and interpreting fabrication drawings.
  • Preferred experience with robotic welding operation.
  • Preferred experience with overhead and/or jib crane operation.
  • Preferred experience reading and interpreting weld maps.
  • Preferred experience with OSHA regulations.
  • Exceptional experience training others in welding or other fabrication skills.
  • Exceptional experience with CNC, press break, or blanking fabrication.
  • Exceptional experience with powder coating systems.
  • Experience welding with GMAW (mig) on mild or low alloy steel.
  • Experience with fit up and assembly of welded components.
  • Knowledge of welding equipment.
  • Ability to read and understand technical drawings such as fabrication drawings.
  • Ability to understand tolerances and fabricate parts within allowance.
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How this job compares in Plano, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 448 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 Plano, TX

Plano, TX currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,276 other active welding openings from 696 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Plano, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (21), and Austin Industries (16). 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, Arlington at $39/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. 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.

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