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Job Description

Overview

The Combo Welder position in Abilene involves securing components using electric welding techniques to create accurate welds that withstand various industrial processing systems. The role requires open availability and is limited to the duration of job assignments or projects.

Responsibilities

  • Secure components together using knowledge of geometry and welding techniques.
  • Select appropriate equipment and plan the layout for welding processes.
  • Prepare materials for welding by cutting or grinding.
  • Set up equipment and weld parts using various welding methods.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, and reshaping.
  • Read and understand plans, specifications, and blueprints.
  • Measure, cut, bevel, grind, and fit pipe to specifications.
  • Identify pipe by size, type, and wall thickness.
  • Install pipe hangers, supports, anchors, and guides.
  • Follow safety and compliance policies as outlined in the company manuals.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the foreman or supervisor.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five years field experience in welding.
  • Ability to identify various welding techniques and properties of metals.
  • Completion of certification administered by Samuel EPC.
  • Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
  • Physical ability to lift and carry materials up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Work schedule varies by location with open availability required.
  • Provide own truck and welding source capable of meeting company standards.
  • Hourly rate will be paid for the use of the machine as long as it is operational.
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How this job compares in Abilene, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 340 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 57% 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 Abilene, TX

Abilene, TX currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Abilene, or widen the search to Texas.

SAMUEL EPC 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.

Similar openings near Abilene, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Combo Welder Abilene figures were last recalculated when this page was built.