04 - Production Technical Operator 4
Location
Richardson, TX
Posted on August 26, 2026
Location
Richardson, TX
Posted on August 26, 2026
The Production Technical Operator 4 role at Celestica involves performing complex tasks in a manufacturing environment, including assembly, operation of automated equipment, and quality inspection. The position requires considerable judgment and initiative, with opportunities for providing guidance to others.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 375 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Richardson, TX currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 708 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Richardson, or widen the search to Texas.
Celestica 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 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, Dallas at $35/hr, and La Porte at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 04 - Production Technical Operator 4 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.