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Overview

The Tank Lead plays a pivotal hands-on leadership role in overseeing daily welding and fabrication operations related to tank production within a manufacturing environment. This position ensures tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate the work of tank welders and fabricators on the production floor.
  • Schedule and prioritize tank-related welding and assembly tasks to meet production deadlines.
  • Perform complex welds and conduct quality inspections to ensure compliance with specifications.
  • Train, coach, and mentor junior team members and new hires.
  • Monitor workflow and ensure adherence to project timelines and safety protocols.
  • Review and approve team members’ timecards and manage time punches in the HRIS system.
  • Conduct performance evaluations and implement disciplinary actions when necessary.
  • Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the tank production area.
  • Collaborate with other departments to align tank fabrication tasks with overall production schedules.
  • Ensure compliance with all safety, quality, and delivery standards.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Tank Supervisor.
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How this job compares in Abilene, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $34/hr median for lead welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $26–$37/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% 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 Abilene, TX

Abilene, TX currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 937 other active welding openings from 524 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Abilene, or widen the search to Texas.

Mission Critical Group currently has 3 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 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.

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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. Tank Welder Lead figures were last recalculated when this page was built.