Job Description

Overview

HMH is a leading provider of drilling solutions, continuously expanding its expertise across various industries. The Welder III - 2nd shift position involves advanced welding operations, requiring a skilled professional to ensure compliance with quality standards and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Perform advanced Hot Wire TIG (HWT) welding, cladding, overlay, and repair operations.
  • Set up, operate, and troubleshoot Hot Wire TIG equipment and automated welding systems.
  • Review and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, work orders, BOMs, and technical specifications.
  • Verify material identification, filler metals, welding parameters, and equipment settings.
  • Monitor welding operations to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Perform preheat, interpass temperature monitoring, and other thermal process requirements.
  • Conduct visual inspections of completed welds to verify workmanship.
  • Complete weld traceability documentation, production records, and quality reports.
  • Maintain welder qualifications, certifications, and continuity records.
  • Inspect and maintain welding equipment and tooling.
  • Follow all company safety, quality, environmental, and housekeeping requirements.
  • Assist with training and mentoring less experienced welders.
  • Collaborate with supervisors and quality personnel to resolve welding issues.
  • Work independently on complex and critical weldments.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Advanced Hot Wire TIG (GTAW) welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloy materials.
  • Ability to set up, operate, and troubleshoot Hot Wire TIG welding equipment.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
  • Perform multi-pass welds while maintaining proper interpass cleaning and temperature requirements.
  • Verify and control welding parameters including current, voltage, and heat input.
  • Knowledge of weld metallurgy, preheat, interpass temperature control, and PWHT requirements.

Additional Information

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
  • No relocation assistance.
  • Location: Houston, Tx-JFK.
  • Hours: 3:00PM-11:30PM (Monday through Friday, with overtime as required).

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 77 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 329 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 193 different employers. 126 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, 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 (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 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 III - 2nd shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.