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Job Description

Overview

Whirlwind Steel builds and delivers metal structures used by people and businesses every day. As a Production Helper, you'll be part of the team that turns raw materials into the parts that make those buildings possible.

Responsibilities

  • Work alongside experienced team members to help keep production moving.
  • Learn different parts of the manufacturing process.
  • Assist in turning raw materials into finished parts.

Requirements

  • Basic math skills and ability to use/read measurements.
  • Ability to follow instructions and work well with a team.
  • Good attention to detail and commitment to quality.
  • Comfortable working on your feet and in an active manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to lift and move heavy materials as needed.
  • Overhead crane experience is a plus.
  • Manufacturing or warehouse experience is a plus, but not required.
  • Willingness to learn new tasks and work with different equipment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday - Friday, starting at 6:00 AM; end time varies based on workload, typically between 4:30 - 6:00 PM.
  • Occasional weekends may be required based on business needs.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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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.

Whirlwind Steel Buildings and Components currently has 1 other opening 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 Houston, TX

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