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Job Description

Overview

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC has immediate openings for Welders across various locations in the U.S. The company is a leader in providing tower, vessel, and mass transfer equipment services to the refining and chemical industry, emphasizing integrity, compliance, and customer focus.

Responsibilities

  • Weld according to engineering specifications on plant process equipment and structural steel.
  • Understand and apply boiler repairs on pressure vessels such as reactors, exchangers, piping, towers, and drums.

Requirements

  • 2 years of general welding experience or successful completion of a vocational welding training program preferred.
  • Must be able to pass a weld qualification test specific to the project.
  • Must have current TWIC Card or ability to obtain one if required.
  • Must be willing and able to meet all Company and Customer project entry requirements including training, background check, and drug test.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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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 $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 60 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 209 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 122 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 518 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.

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.

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