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Overview

The Welder-Fabricator will perform hands-on metal fabrication and welding to support an R&D production campus, while managing inventory control, shipping, and receiving. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in the shop and keeping operations running smoothly.

Responsibilities

  • Performs welding using one or more processes (MIG, TIG, and/or stick) on steel, aluminum, and other materials per drawings, work instructions, and weld specifications.
  • Fabricates, assembles, and modifies metal parts, fixtures, brackets, and structures to support production and R&D needs.
  • Reads and interprets blueprints, engineering drawings, weld symbols, and shop sketches.
  • Operates fabrication equipment including grinders, cut-off saws, drill presses, band saws, plasma/oxy-fuel cutters, and hand/power tools.
  • Performs layout, measuring, cutting, grinding, and finishing of fabricated components to meet dimensional and quality requirements.
  • Inspects completed welds and fabricated parts for quality, fit, and compliance with specifications.
  • Maintains a clean, organized, and safe fabrication work area; performs routine maintenance on welding and fabrication equipment.
  • Maintains the tool control program for on-site and off-site use.
  • Tracks and resolves equipment maintenance issues in-house or through 3rd-party vendors as directed.
  • Follows all operating instructions and safety policies.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Notable experience with construction/general fabrication.
  • Metal working capability including MIG, TIG, and stick welding.
  • Experience working with contract machine shops and or contractors for portions of fabrication projects.
  • Forklift certified and notable experience performing high accuracy forklift movements for equipment positioning and fabrication projects.
  • Welding certification(s) (e.g., AWS) or completion of a welding/fabrication training program is desired.
  • Experience with sheet metal fabrication, structural fabrication, or precision component work is desired.
  • HAZWOPER 40-hour certification is desired.

Additional Information

  • Prolonged periods standing, bending, and working in a fabrication/shop environment.
  • Ability to wear required PPE (welding helmet, gloves, respirator, etc.) for extended periods.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
  • Some periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer for inventory and recordkeeping tasks.
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How this job compares in Luling, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Texas currently run a median of $22/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$28/hr across 37 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 Luling, TX

Luling, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

X-Bow Systems currently has 1 other opening 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, TIG, and Stick 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. Welder/Fabricator l figures were last recalculated when this page was built.