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Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Journeyman supports mechanical service and retrofit work by performing sheet metal modifications and mechanical piping tasks, ensuring high-quality work and safety compliance on job sites.

Responsibilities

  • Perform sheet metal modification and installation to support mechanical equipment and ducting interfaces.
  • Remove and replace pipe gaskets; prepare flange faces, align flanges, and verify proper fit-up.
  • Complete chiller valve replacements including isolation support, removal/replacement, and operational checks.
  • Install flanged pipe couplings and torque to specification using appropriate tools.
  • Execute Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures to ensure safety.
  • Read and work from job documentation to complete tasks correctly.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area, using PPE and following safety policies.
  • Communicate job status and material needs to the supervisor.
  • Use and maintain tools and equipment properly.
  • Support troubleshooting and basic mechanical service tasks.
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How this job compares in Irving, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Irving, TX currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$34/hr across 11 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 Irving, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Irving, TX right now, from 22 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,251 other active welding openings from 694 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Irving, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (21), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (15). 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Journeyman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.