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Overview

AmeriGas, founded in 1959, is the nation’s premier propane company serving over 1.5 million customers. The ACE Leadman position is a hands-on role responsible for overseeing the production output of a shift while ensuring safety compliance and quality in the processing of cylinders.

Responsibilities

  • Involved in all aspects of production including sorting, inspecting, cleaning, labeling, and refilling empty cylinders.
  • Ensure compliance with safety codes and policies, especially regarding proper PPE usage.
  • Pre-train new personnel in all aspects of production and monitor workflow in the production center.
  • Maintain consistent quality of cylinders being processed.
  • Ensure daily goals of cylinders are ready for distribution and shipment.
  • Work with employees to accomplish production goals.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalency.
  • 0 to 1 years supervisory/lead experience in a manufacturing or related industry.
  • Forklift certification is a plus.
  • Ability to perform physical lifting of cylinders up to 50 pounds regularly.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be safety-focused with strong people skills.
  • Able to lead by example with an exceptional work ethic.
  • Mechanically inclined.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work outdoors in various weather conditions.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 31% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 487 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 10% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Arlington, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Arlington, TX right now, from 15 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 736 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Arlington, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). 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 $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. ACE Leadman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.