Job Description

Overview

As a Welder at Emerson's Brenham, TX facility, you'll help manufacture precision products used by customers around the world. We are looking for dependable team members who are committed to quality, safety, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

  • Performs basic welding, brazing, and adhesion operations to support diaphragm seal and related product manufacturing.
  • Operates resistance seam welding and TIG welding equipment in accordance with established procedures, work instructions, and quality standards.
  • Conducts product inspections using approved measurement and inspection methods to ensure conformance with specifications.
  • Maintains material identification and traceability throughout the manufacturing process.
  • Completes production documentation accurately, including pass, fail, repair, rework, and scrap records.
  • Identifies and communicates equipment, process, tooling, drawing, specification, or quality concerns to the supervisor or appropriate team member.
  • Performs repair and rework activities in accordance with approved procedures.
  • Reads and interprets engineering drawings, specifications, and work instructions to perform assigned tasks.
  • Maintains proper product organization, handling, and identification throughout the manufacturing process.
  • Supports continuous improvement, 5S initiatives, and lean manufacturing practices.
  • Follows all company safety, quality, environmental, and operational policies and procedures.
  • Contributes positively to a team-oriented work environment and supports production goals.
  • Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Ability to read and interpret basic engineering drawings, specifications, and work instructions.
  • Ability to use inspection tools such as scales, calipers, micrometers, and other basic measuring devices.
  • Ability to successfully complete required quality and ISO training.
  • Ability to work overtime and flexible schedules as needed to support business demands.
  • Mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn welding processes in a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and teamwork.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 3rd - Weekend Day Shift, Friday-Sunday (6:00am-6:30pm)
  • Fast-paced manufacturing environment with exposure to welding equipment and production machinery.
  • Requires use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including safety glasses, welding protection, gloves, hearing protection, and safety footwear.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Brenham, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 354 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Brenham, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Brenham, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 937 other active welding openings from 523 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (26), Zachry Group (20), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (16). 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Welder (Weekend Days -3rd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.