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Job Description

Overview

Panelmatic, Inc. is a manufacturing company founded in 1957, specializing in the design and build of custom electrical, instrument, and pneumatic control panels. They are seeking a skilled Fitter Welder to build foundational frames and assemblies for engineered enclosures, ensuring quality and efficiency in fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret fabrication and weld drawings accurately to prepare, align, and assemble structural components.
  • Perform MIG welding on mild and stainless steel in accordance with established quality standards.
  • Measure, fit, and align channels, beams, and components using squares, grinders, and layout tools.
  • Operate shears, brake press, torches, plasma cutters, and overhead cranes safely and efficiently.
  • Conduct finishing work including grinding, cleaning, and verification of conformance to drawings.
  • Follow quality assurance procedures, check for distortion, and document inspection results.
  • Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas aligned with 5S principles.
  • Communicate proactively with supervisors and cross-functional teams regarding materials, progress, and issues.
  • Notify the lead person or Inspector when the product is ready for inspection.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area each day and return tools to their proper locations.

Requirements

  • 1–3 years of experience in metal fabrication or welding.
  • Ability to read blueprints and use measurement tools.
  • Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.
  • MIG welding proficiency (mild and stainless steel).
  • Structural fit-up and layout accuracy.
  • Equipment setup and operation (press brake, plasma cutter, shears).
  • Dimensional verification and QA documentation.
  • Two plus years of experience in the use of basic tools (squares, clamps, fillet gauge, angle grinder, etc.) required.
  • Two plus years of experience in shear, brake press, turret punch, CNC laser, ironworker, band saw, welding machine.
  • High levels of organizational and time management skills required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Night shift position.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $22–$32/hr across 59 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 64% 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 209 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 123 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. 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 Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Panelmatic currently has 4 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 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fitter/Welder - Night Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.