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Overview

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products. The Lead Fabricator is responsible for manufacturing customized products, ensuring quality control, and coaching lower-level fabricators.

Responsibilities

  • Examines specifications of the customer’s order using drawings, work orders, or blueprints.
  • Fabricates work piece as determined by work order specifications.
  • Examines work piece visually or using measuring tools to ensure quality.
  • Follows company safety policies and procedures.
  • Coaches and trains lower-level fabricators on proper execution of duties.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Experience with fabrication shop equipment.
  • Metal working experience.
  • Ability to lead staff by example and handle light supervisory duties.
  • Familiar with training and coaching techniques.
  • Ability to adapt work practices and priorities.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
  • Time management and organization skills.
  • Knowledge of HDPE butt fusion and fabrication.
  • HS Diploma or GED, strongly preferred.
  • 4-6 years of experience in area of responsibility.

Additional Information

  • Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs in a physical environment.
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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 194 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 721 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.

Core & Main currently has 6 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.

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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. Lead Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.