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Overview

Ferguson is a Fortune 500 company that has been providing quality supplies for various industries since 1953. They are seeking a Fabrication Associate to join their team, contributing to building better infrastructure and businesses.

Responsibilities

  • Perform specialty welding tasks; spool pieces, flanges, etc.
  • Proficient using Stick & MIG required, TIG preferred.
  • Inspect work for defects, dimensions, alignment, end preparations, and seam splits in pipe.
  • Maintain a clean and safe welding station while conforming to standards of quality and performance.
  • Report all equipment malfunctions, safety issues, and required repairs.
  • Setup and maintain machines in the shop for pipe fabrication.
  • Accurately measure, record, and add random pipe length.
  • Measure and cut pipe with band saw and/or torch, rolling and grooving single and double random lengths and threading and beveling of pipe with landis machines.
  • Move loose and/or bundled pipe from various locations within the pipe yard.
  • Assemble pipe orders whether in single sticks or bundles and maintain work supplies in an organized manner.
  • Observe vital safety precautions for fabrications, cutting, assembling, stacking and shipping of pipe for storage and transportation.
  • Operate powered industrial equipment in accordance with OSHA guidelines and Ferguson safe operating procedures.

Requirements

  • 1 to 3 years of carbon and stainless steel welding experience required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience and training in operating machinery for the use of cutting and threading pipe according to OSHA regulations preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to prioritize workload appropriately.
  • Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices.
  • Attention to detail, demonstrated integrity, and professionalism.
  • Desire to learn new things.
  • Ability to thrive in an inclusive environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm– OT as needed – possible weekends.
  • Pay starts at $22 and could be more based on experience.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $23/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $21–$28/hr across 39 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in La Porte, TX

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 15 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,293 other active welding openings from 706 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

Ferguson currently has 7 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 (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 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.

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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. Fabrication Associate figures were last recalculated when this page was built.