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Overview

Watts is a company dedicated to providing safe, clean water and protecting the planet's resources. The Welder B position involves complex welding fabrication tasks, ensuring compliance with specifications and contributing to the manufacturing process at the Fort Worth, Texas location.

Responsibilities

  • Pulls parts listed on the bill of material (BOM) and checks against blueprints and work orders.
  • Follows rules that are required by ASME Section 1, Section IV, HLW, and Section VIII Division 1.
  • Builds parts according to working instructions and engineered production drawings.
  • Performs duplex stainless steel and carbon steel welding.
  • Checks all tools and performs preventive maintenance.
  • Changes out consumables and assists with the maintenance of tools.
  • Checks overhead cranes to ensure they are functioning properly and completes daily crane safety logs.
  • Utilizes crane and/or forklift for material handling.
  • Assists with the inspection of parts and inventory reviews.
  • Attends regular safety meetings and training.
  • Gathers, cleans, and inspects safety gear.
  • Organizes and cleans work area daily.
  • Provides guidance and answers questions for colleagues with less experience.
  • Assumes responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by Supervisors and/or managers.

Requirements

  • High School or equivalent.
  • 3 years’ experience in welding fabrication; ASME experience a plus.
  • Requires a current forklift license (Training and Certification issued by Watts).
  • Ability to use and understand dimensional tools including tape measure, calipers, and weld gauges.
  • Aptitude to read blueprints and welding symbols.
  • Ability to follow instructions.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Ability to pass a 2G GMAW Welding Test.
  • Ability to pass a 2G GTAW Welding Test.
  • Initiative to self-train and advance to Welder A; 6G pipe test required for advancement.
  • Understanding of and adherence to applicable laws, codes, policies, regulations, and safety practices and procedures.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is onsite at the Fort Worth, Texas location.
  • Scheduled work hours will be communicated by the manager.
  • Less than 5% travel required for inner company training and offsite repairs.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Fort Worth, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Fort Worth, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$28/hr across 14 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 Fort Worth, TX

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in Fort Worth, TX right now, from 21 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Fort Worth, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). 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, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/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.

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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