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Overview

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with 80 years of proven performance. The Assembler role involves performing a variety of electronic and mechanical assembly tasks while using various tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of diverse electronic or mechanical production assembly tasks meeting high quality expectations.
  • Solder, assemble, route and secure wiring/cables into subassemblies such as panels and cabinets.
  • Work with hand tools and specialty tools as required.
  • Perform rework resulting from drawing change notices.
  • Cross-train as back-up in other areas of the manufacturing plant.
  • Develop working knowledge of the production environment.
  • Comply with manufacturing code of conduct.
  • Prioritize safety, quality, accuracy, and reliability of work performed.
  • Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
  • Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
  • Report any quality problems or defects to management.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years related wiring assembly experience.
  • Experience with electromechanical panel wiring, cabinet wiring, PLCs onto panel enclosures, and wire routing.
  • Ability to use and operate various computer systems and applicable software.
  • Ability to follow technical drawings and assembly instructions.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position works second shift: Monday – Thursday 2:30pm-1:00am with some extended hours and Saturdays.
  • Bending, lifting and pushing up to 100 pounds (with assistance) is required.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Richardson, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 455 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% 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 Richardson, TX

Richardson, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,322 other active welding openings from 712 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Richardson, or widen the search to Texas.

Continental Electronics Corporation 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.

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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. Assembler 3 (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.