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Overview

As a Project Pipe Fitter B at Caterpillar Inc., you will work in a team to frame structural weldments using engineering drawings. The company emphasizes creating sustainable communities and values teamwork and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Perform pressure tests of tubular components and/or assemblies using water or air pressure.
  • Operate water pumps, air compressor, pressure gauges and other equipment associated with pressure testing.
  • Assemble piping systems based on testing instructions given by the company.
  • Document testing results or any other documentation associated with testing process.
  • Follow documented procedures and standard work to perform safe and defect free operations.
  • Perform carbon arc cutting and gouging.
  • Sanding may be required to prepare and dress welds.
  • Use common measuring and locating tools (tape measure, transit, fixtures, etc.).
  • Use forklifts, pallet jacks, jib and overhead cranes to move and position work pieces.
  • Perform manual fitting of pipe components to achieve the requirements in the engineering drawing, as needed.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass pipe fitter qualification test.
  • Minimum of 6 months of experience in a production environment.
  • Ability to perform simple computer operations.
  • Be available to work 1st or 2nd shift.
  • Ability to work overtime to support production demands, including weekends.
  • Must be able to climb and work from ladders and scaffolds.
  • Ability to work well individually or in a team environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Urgently hiring
  • Multiple openings
  • This is a supplemental position located at the Solar Turbines manufacturing facility located in Channelview, TX
  • No relocation package is available
  • Candidates may be placed on any shift, dependent on business needs

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Channelview, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for pipefitter jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Channelview, TX

We're tracking 17 other active welding openings in Channelview, TX right now, from 8 different employers. 3 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 Channelview, or widen the search to Texas.

Solar Turbines 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.

Similar openings near Channelview, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Project Pipe Fitter B figures were last recalculated when this page was built.