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Overview

Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service nationwide. The Lead Fabricator will manufacture customized products, analyze production data, resolve production issues, and ensure quality control standards are maintained.

Responsibilities

  • Examine specifications of customer orders using drawings, work orders, or blueprints.
  • Fabricate work pieces as determined by work order specifications.
  • Retrieve correct materials and perform various fabrication duties.
  • Examine work pieces visually or using tools to ensure quality.
  • Follow company safety policies and procedures.
  • Coach and train lower-level fabricators on proper execution of duties.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Experience with fabrication shop equipment.
  • Metal working experience.
  • Ability to professionally lead staff and handle light supervisory duties.
  • Familiarity with training and coaching techniques.
  • Ability to adapt work practices and priorities.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
  • Time management and organization skills.
  • Knowledge of HDPE butt fusion and fabrication.
  • HS Diploma or GED preferred.
  • 4-6 years of experience in area of responsibility.
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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 83 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 335 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 189 different employers. 80 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,315 other active welding openings from 653 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.

Core & Main currently has 3 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 Austin Industries (24), Zachry Group (23), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (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 Burleson at $40/hr, La Porte at $38/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. Lead Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.