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Overview

The General Laborer position at Orion involves providing support to skilled craft workers at marine project locations. The role emphasizes safety, quality, delivery, and teamwork, with a strong foundation of integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Assist skilled craft workers such as Welders and Pipefitters/Carpenters.
  • Move work pieces, tools, and supplies manually or by hand truck.
  • Lift, move, hold, or clamp work pieces as directed.
  • Clean work pieces to remove impurities.
  • Connect hoses and cables for welding tasks.
  • Start gasoline engines for electric generators.
  • Remove tags and move finished work.
  • Attach grappling equipment for crane movement.
  • Bolt, nail, align, and block under forms.
  • Signal operators of construction equipment.
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications.
  • Mix and finish concrete.
  • Position joints and seal pipe sections.
  • Erect scaffolding and braces.
  • Paint or spread protective materials.
  • Perform various tasks involving dexterous use of hands and tools.

Requirements

  • Minimum of one year construction or craft worker helper experience.
  • Previous experience in Welding, Pipefitting, Piledriving, or Carpentry is desirable.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Ability to understand and follow directions.
  • Willingness to complete safety or job training.
  • Ability to work without close supervision.
  • Capability to work within accuracy standards.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short Term Disability Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Plan
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 71 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 322 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 186 different employers. 107 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,274 other active welding openings from 699 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

ORION currently has 5 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 Zachry Group (22), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (17). 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.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

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