Job Description

Overview

The Production Home Assembler follows work orders and instructions to accurately and efficiently prepare and assemble building components and homes in a factory assembly line environment.

Responsibilities

  • Operate various hand tools, power tools, and equipment for carpentry duties.
  • Frame, layout, and build floors.
  • Prepare, layout, and build walls.
  • Layout, run, and install electrical lines, switches, receptacles, and panels/breaker boxes.
  • Install and prepare dry for finish tape, mud, and texture.
  • Complete roof construction, decking, flashing, and shingling.
  • Perform cabinet and finish carpentry and trim, build, and installation.
  • Install siding, windows, and doors.
  • Paint the interior and exterior of homes.
  • Cooperate and promote a team concept with all other company employees.
  • Adhere to all rules and regulations.
  • Meet or exceed company safety standards.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by management.

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.
  • High School diploma preferred.
  • Ability to read a tape measure.
  • Possess basic construction knowledge and be comfortable using basic tools.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to read blueprints is a plus.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve in a high-volume setting.
  • Versatility and willingness to transfer into various departments when necessary.
  • Must be able to communicate efficiently and clearly with other Team Members.

Additional Information

  • Continuous exposure to heat, cold, noise, and working outdoors.
  • Must wear protective equipment while at the location.

How this job compares in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, TX

Lancaster, TX currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 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 707 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Lancaster, or widen the search to Texas.

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 Lancaster, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Production Home Assembler figures were last recalculated when this page was built.