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Job Description

Overview

The Ironworker I position involves constructing iron and steel structures to specifications, requiring significant experience and physical capability. The role emphasizes safety and the use of various tools to complete tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and specifications to determine the scope of work.
  • Identify all tools required for tasks.
  • Identify safety risks and precautions to eliminate those risks.
  • Fabricate equipment according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
  • Hoist equipment and tools into location via bull rigging or crane.
  • Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural-steel members.
  • Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts according to blueprints.
  • Bolt aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting or bolting.
  • Pull, push, or pry iron/steel equipment into approximate positions for bolting.
  • Cut, bend, and weld iron/steel pieces using metal shears, torches, and welding equipment.

Requirements

  • Must have 4+ years experience as an Iron-worker Helper or Structural Iron-worker.
  • Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for the position.
  • Must be able to meet all physical requirements.
  • Must be able to work at heights in excess of 300 ft.
  • Must have all required tools.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • NCCER - Industrial Ironworker certification required.
  • Must have valid driver's license.

Additional Information

  • This is a maintenance position with no per diem.
  • The work schedule is 4/10's.
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How this job compares in Deer Park, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$35/hr across 24 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 Deer Park, TX

We're tracking 15 other active welding openings in Deer Park, TX right now, from 9 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 562 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Deer Park, or widen the search to Texas.

Zachry Group currently has 22 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 (34), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (22). 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 $36/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and Midlothian at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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