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Overview

The Welder Fabricator 2 will perform MIG and TIG welding on various metals, review specifications, and fabricate tools and parts. This role requires interpreting blueprints and ensuring quality and safety in a production environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding on products.
  • Meet daily productivity and output goals.
  • Set up devices and components for welding according to specifications.
  • Join and fabricate metal using appropriate welding techniques.
  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics.
  • Follow the appropriate welding process.
  • Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions.
  • Repair products and components by welding and filling gaps.
  • Test and inspect welded surfaces to discover flaws.
  • Maintain equipment to ensure safety.
  • Achieve zero quality defects on products.
  • Perform a wide range of complex duties within the scope of responsibility.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED, or completion certificate from a certified technical school required.
  • Minimum 3 years of work-related experience as a Welder preferred.
  • Fabrication experience utilizing fixtures and jigs preferred.
  • MIG or General Welder Certification preferred.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Ability to use a tape measure and calculate fractions.
  • Ability to visualize projects and manage timelines effectively.
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How this job compares in Mesquite, 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 Mesquite, TX

Mesquite, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 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 518 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Mesquite, or widen the search to 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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 2-P figures were last recalculated when this page was built.