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Overview

Emerson is seeking a Machinist for a 2nd shift position in Pasadena, TX, responsible for fabricating and repairing Fisher OEM control valve parts using various machining techniques. The role emphasizes safety and quality in work.

Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for personal safety and for the safety of others, maintaining excellent housekeeping standards.
  • Set-up, indicate, and machine raw material to manufacture Fisher parts to OEM print dimensions.
  • Cross-train on all machines to prevent lapse in production flow.
  • Understand material hardness, cutting tools, speeds and feeds, coolant requirements, and machining techniques.
  • Interpret geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T) per part drawings.
  • Potential for field assignments using in-line machine, with some travel required.
  • Adhere to all safety, quality, and environmental rules and regulations.

Requirements

  • Mechanical related Associates degree or 7+ years of experience with machining and fabricating.
  • Minimum 5 years of full-cycle machining experience, including programming, setup, and operation of machines.
  • Working knowledge of CAD/CAM (MasterCam) & SolidWorks’ modeling.
  • Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
  • Ability to use precision measuring instruments.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer relations skills.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift – Monday through Friday, 3:00 PM – 11:30 AM.
  • Pay Rate: $30.29 – $43.18 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Pasadena, TX, whose middle half runs $25–$40/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 45 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 22 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,196 other active welding openings from 554 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, 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. Pasadena is among them.

Similar openings near Pasadena, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Manual/CNC Machinist (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.