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Job Description

Overview

This temporary position for a Machine Operator (Frame Reinforcement) involves setting up and operating welding machines for metal products. The role is on the 2nd shift from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with potential for full-time hire and benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into welding machines.
  • Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
  • Load or feed work pieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
  • Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
  • Inspect, measure, or test completed metal work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Record operational information on specified production reports.
  • Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
  • Assemble, align, and clamp work pieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
  • Other duties as assigned by Supervision.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED certificate and/or industrial experience.
  • Previous experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment preferred.
  • Basic mathematical and mechanical aptitude.
  • Willingness to learn new skills and take instruction from other team members.

Additional Information

  • Temporary position.
  • 2nd shift from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
  • Must be at least 18 years old.
  • Working conditions are normal for a non-climate-controlled warehouse environment.
  • Must observe and adhere to all safety rules and practices, including PPE requirements.
  • Work boots and long pants are a requirement of this position.
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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.

ASSA ABLOY Group currently has 4 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 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. Machine Operator (Frame Reinforcement)/2nd - Temp figures were last recalculated when this page was built.