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Overview

The TIG Welder position involves performing Gas Tungsten Arc Welding applications at the Conroe facility, ensuring exceptional weld quality for thin wall stainless tube while adhering to internal and customer specifications. The role includes operating automated welding equipment and training other employees in automated processes.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and visually inspect all components for compliance with work order specifications.
  • Assemble fabricated designs prior to final welding according to work order.
  • Tack weld fittings and special products using manual and automated techniques.
  • Weld fittings and special products in accordance with ASME BPVC weld procedures.
  • Maintain, calibrate, and set up welding units to comply with procedures.
  • Interpret engineering or customer supplied drawings and specifications.
  • Read measuring instruments including tape measures, rulers, calipers, and micrometers.
  • Ensure protective shielding and restricted area signs are in place before welding.
  • Set up and safely operate the plasma-arc cutting torch.
  • Perform material handling functions inside the weld cell.
  • Promote and adhere to OSHA and Crane safety practices.

Requirements

  • High school education minimum.
  • Current or previous ASME Section IX certification in GTAW for 316L stainless preferred.
  • Ability to ASME certify and weld to 1G-6G position on ½ inch – 6 inch pipe.
  • Experience in supporting development of WPS & WPQR procedures.
  • Three or more years of experience with GTAW welding stainless steel or equivalent technical training.
  • Five or more years of welding experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Fabrication experience and ability to work from dimensional drawings.
  • Horizontal manual lathe or manual machining experience is a plus.
  • Basic computer skills required (Excel, Word).

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How this job compares in Montgomery, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for TIG welder jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $23–$26/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 55% 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 Montgomery, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Montgomery, 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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