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Overview

Harbor Rail Services, a leading provider of railcar maintenance and repair services since 1986, is seeking a Railcar Repairman and Welder. The company values its employees and offers competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for growth, with a strong emphasis on safety.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all freight car repairs and service railroad freight cars with minimal supervision.
  • Conduct inspections of rolling stock for defects and compliance with industry standards.
  • Remove and replace defective components on rolling stock.
  • Safely operate hand and power tools, including acetylene torches and welding equipment.
  • Practice safe work habits and follow company and industry safety rules.
  • Report all work performed on proper billing sheets.
  • Assist in opening and closing doors and decks for inspection.
  • Ensure equipment is kept clean and in good repair.
  • Load and unload materials as needed.
  • Keep storage and repair tracks neat and orderly.
  • Assist in other duties as needed.

Requirements

  • Must be available for full-time work, including rotating weekends and overtime as needed.
  • High school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Fluency in English for reading, writing, and communication is necessary.
  • Basic analytical and quantitative skills are required.
  • Ability to define problems and draw valid conclusions.
  • CDL is a plus.
  • Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license are required.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work is primarily outdoors in various conditions.
  • Employee may be required to travel to multiple locations throughout the United States.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Richwood, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $26/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 45% 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 Richwood, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Richwood, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 518 employers. Browse welding jobs across 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.

Similar openings near Richwood, TX

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