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HMT

Shop Welder B

Location

Baytown, TX

Wage

$49,920 – $58,240/yr

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on September 1, 2026

Job Description

Overview

HMT is the global leader in aboveground storage tank solutions, focusing on innovation and customer partnership to optimize tank operations. The Shop Welder B is responsible for fabricating, assembling, and repairing metal components, ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding tasks using various methods such as Flux Core, TIG, and Stick welding to join metal parts according to specifications.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and work orders to determine welding requirements and sequence of operations.
  • Inspect welded surfaces and structures to ensure compliance with quality standards and make necessary adjustments or repairs.
  • Maintain welding equipment and tools, ensuring they are in safe and working condition at all times.
  • Collaborate with team members and supervisors to plan and prioritize welding projects to meet production deadlines.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Proven experience as a welder in a shop or industrial environment.
  • Certification in welding from a recognized institution (e.g., AWS Certified Welder).
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and blueprints.
  • Knowledge of safety standards and practices related to welding operations.
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How this job compares in Baytown, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 354 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 48% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Baytown, TX

We're tracking 49 other active welding openings in Baytown, TX right now, from 22 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 940 other active welding openings from 522 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Baytown, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), 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, Stick, and Flux-Core work. 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

Similar openings near Baytown, TX

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