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Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and precision-driven Welder to join our customer-focused manufacturing and repair operations. In this role, you will be an integral part of a collaborative team, working side-by-side with machinists and assemblers to solve challenging mechanical problems and maintain rigorous production schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Set up, calibrate, and execute multi-position welds utilizing TIG, MIG, MAG, and Stick/electrode welding methods according to precise operational instructions.
  • Plan, lay out, and configure workflows directly from engineering schematics, technical drawings, and manufacturers' specification sheets using shop math and precision measuring instruments.
  • Properly identify raw industrial materials, execute required component preparation, and utilize conventional shop lathes to prep parts safely before assembly and production welding.
  • Execute high-quality welding installations on new equipment from scratch, and carry out precision structural welding repairs on raw and finished parts.
  • Verify the quality of finished fabrications, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of strict tolerances, dimensional specifications, and workmanship standards.
  • Carry out post-weld heat treatment operations cleanly and accurately based on explicit process documents and heat treatment instructions.
  • Actively collaborate with assemblers and machinists to troubleshoot process flows, correct equipment problems, and design fast solutions for chronic component repairs.
  • Record accurate, timely data on computer-based tracking systems or manual logs to maintain a clean flow of parts, materials, and repair documentation.
  • Maintain a safe, pristine workspace by following all protection rules, wearing required protective gear, completing safety training, and conducting routine tool maintenance.
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 56% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 340 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 16 different employers. 2 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 Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Flowserve Corporation currently has 1 other opening 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. Pasadena is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick 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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.