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Overview

The Weld Supervisor at Big Tex Trailers is responsible for leading a team of welders to safely produce high-quality trailers while meeting daily production goals. This role emphasizes hands-on leadership, coaching employees, and maintaining a safe and productive work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and lead daily welding operations to meet production schedules.
  • Train, coach, and develop welders on safety, quality, and welding techniques.
  • Monitor employee performance and hold team members accountable for attendance, productivity, and quality.
  • Ensure all welds meet engineering specifications and company quality standards.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and work instructions.
  • Assist with welding and fabrication as needed to support production.
  • Identify and resolve production, quality, and equipment issues.
  • Ensure employees have the tools, materials, and resources needed to perform their work.
  • Promote and enforce all safety policies and procedures.
  • Work closely with Production, Quality, and Maintenance teams to improve efficiency and achieve production goals.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Minimum 5 years of welding experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of welding processes.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and technical drawings.
  • Strong understanding of welding procedures, metallurgy, and fabrication techniques.
  • Experience troubleshooting welding defects and production issues.
  • Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and manufacturing best practices.
  • Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office and manufacturing reporting systems preferred.
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How this job compares in Wills Point, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $34/hr median for lead welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $26–$37/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% 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 Wills Point, TX

Wills Point, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing 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.

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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. Weld Supervisor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.