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Overview

HPC-Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors, is seeking a Certified Welder for maintenance and repair of certified welding for specialized assets in a refinery environment based in La Porte, TX. The company prioritizes health and safety while offering competitive wages and comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Weld materials using SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW.
  • Perform basic fitting tasks.
  • Understand raw materials and MTR’s and electrode classifications.
  • Conduct gouging processes including air carbon arc, plasma arc, and oxy-fuel.
  • Utilize cutting processes with mechanical and power tools, oxy-fuel plasma arc, air carbon arc, and electric arc.
  • Clean and check for defects in component parts.
  • Perform quality control.
  • Follow directions from drawings, blueprints, and work orders.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma plus specialized training or 1 year of college.
  • 5 to 7 years of welding experience.
  • Fabrication skills including cutting and grinding.
  • GMAW Certification.
  • SMAW Certification.
  • FCAW Certification.
  • GTAW Certification.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Working environment is a refinery.
  • Location of work is La Porte, TX.
  • Work schedule is per customer requirements.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$36/hr across 403 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 La Porte, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 10 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,179 other active welding openings from 548 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (33), Zachry Group (22), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (22). 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 Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. 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. 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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