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Job Description

Overview

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC is seeking a Foreman for various locations within the U.S. to oversee mechanical projects and ensure adherence to safety and performance standards.

Responsibilities

  • Plans, assigns, schedules, and supervises the work of all direct specialty craftsmen on mechanical projects.
  • Supervises the demolition and installation of all components on towers.
  • Organizes and supervises the cutting and fitting of material in preparation for fitting and welding.
  • Identifies consumable and material shortages to minimize project downtime.
  • Prepares routine work and time reports and maintains standard records.
  • Assists and coaches subordinate and subcontract personnel; establishes safety and work performance standards.

Requirements

  • Must have at least 2 years of foreman experience.
  • At least 3 years of previous journeyman mechanical experience.
  • Must have previous experience leading teams of 10 or more.
  • Able to read and interpret engineering drawings/blueprints, ISO's, P&ID's.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak in English.
  • Must provide your own transportation to job locations throughout the US.
  • Must meet all Company and Customer project entry requirements including training, background check, and drug test.
  • Must meet all physical and work environment requirements.
  • Must have current TWIC Card or ability to obtain one if required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Benefits

Health Insurance
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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 326 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 187 different employers. 120 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. 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.

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC 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, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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