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Overview

The Painter Helper position involves assisting in the painting and preparation of valves while adhering to production schedules and safety standards. The role requires hands-on tasks such as cleaning, taping, priming, and painting valves, as well as operating equipment like forklifts and blast cabinets.

Responsibilities

  • Strives to meet production schedules without sacrifice to quality or health and safety standards.
  • Clean and wipe down valves.
  • Tape all ID tags and lever.
  • Put socket weld or buttweld covers on valves.
  • Prime valves and let dry.
  • Paint valves and let dry.
  • Remove all tape and blow off valves making sure they are free of dust and grit.
  • Clean lever and place valve on pallet.
  • May perform any other work-related functions as deemed necessary and appropriate by immediate supervisor.
  • Operate Forklift when needed.
  • Operate a blast cabinet for blasting small parts.

Requirements

  • Minimum 2 years of experience painting or sandblasting.
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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.

Valmet currently has 2 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 (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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