Job Description

Overview

The Laborer supports precast production by performing hands-on tasks involved in forming, pouring, finishing, and handling concrete products. This role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and reliability, contributing to the creation of quality structures that support communities.

Responsibilities

  • Strip cured concrete products from forms and load for transport
  • Clean and prepare forms using hand tools and cleaning equipment
  • Set up forms including rebar placement, stressing, and imbeds installation
  • Assist with pouring, placing, raking, and shoveling concrete
  • Finish concrete using hand and power tools to required specifications
  • Perform general plant cleanup and housekeeping duties
  • Operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other production equipment
  • Support safe operation of trucks, trailers, tractors, and related equipment
  • Follow all safety procedures and PPE requirements
  • Perform additional duties as assigned to support production needs

Requirements

  • Previous construction or laborer experience preferred
  • Concrete finishing experience is a plus but not required
  • Ability to read blueprints and use a tape measure preferred
  • Comfortable using hand tools and basic power tools
  • Ability to perform physically demanding work in all weather conditions
  • Ability to climb, lift, push, and pull equipment as needed
  • Reliable attendance and ability to work scheduled shifts consistently
  • Strong awareness of safety practices and procedures
  • Willingness to learn production processes and equipment operation
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Health and family care leave is available to both union and non-union employees.
  • Union employee benefits are provided through separate collective bargaining agreements.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Pearland, TX

Pay in context

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–$35/hr across 433 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 Pearland, TX

Pearland, TX currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 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 Pearland, or widen the search to Texas.

Wells 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.

Similar openings near Pearland, TX

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