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Job Summary:

We have an immediate opening for a highly motivated Welder/Fabricator with a desire to work in a fast paced, quality centered environment. This role is vital to ensuring the resulting end product meets specifications as designated by the customer, meets all quality tests, and is delivered on time. As such, a unique blend of the following characteristics is a must:

  • Exhibit knowledge of basic weld techniques
  • Ability to set and weld with MIG welding equipment from thin gauge material to heavy plate
  • Ability to fabricate and manufacture metal parts for later assembly
  • Ability to follow blueprints to ensure specifications of output
  • Use effective communications and organizational skills

Environment/Physical Requirements:

This position is carried out in a weld shop environment and as such has the following physical work requirements:

  • Must be able to position weld apparatus in any position for the work required
  • Ability to stand, crouch, and occasionally lift heavy equipment
  • Must be willing to perform work in a hot/cold dirty environment

Required Qualifications:

  • Prior experience welding, preferably 1+ years
  • Familiarity with common welding tools and procedures, including MIG welding, metal fabricating, grinding, and finishing metal
  • Must be able to meet deadlines and complete projects in a timely manner
  • Must be able to pass weld test

***Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Shift:

  • 10 hour shift

Experience:

  • Welding: 3 years ()

Work Location: In person

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How this job compares in Granbury, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Texas currently run a median of $23/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$28/hr across 43 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 Granbury, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Granbury, 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 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Energy Jobline ZR 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 (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (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 $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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