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Job Description

Overview

This temporary position as a Machine Operator (Channel Welder) involves operating machinery, inspecting products for quality, and assisting in the production process at ASSA ABLOY, a global leader in access solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Operate machinery used in the production process or assist machine operators.
  • Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
  • Observe equipment operations to detect malfunctions and notify operators.
  • Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items manually or using hoists.
  • Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
  • Mark or tag identification on parts.
  • Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
  • Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, cleaning work areas and equipment.
  • Clean and lubricate equipment.
  • Record information such as the number of products inspected, and dates and times of product production.
  • Perform other assigned tasks at the direction of supervision.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED certificate and/or industrial experience.
  • Mechanical ability.
  • Ability to read various dimensional measurement instruments.
  • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, and quality control.

Additional Information

  • Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment.
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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 123 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 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.

ASSA ABLOY Group currently has 2 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 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 Houston, TX

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