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Job Description

Overview

The Pipefitter Helper position at Optimized Process Designs, LLC (OPD) in Baytown II, TX involves assisting pipefitters with various tasks related to pipe installation and maintenance. OPD is an engineering and construction company with a strong reputation in the natural gas and petrochemical industries, known for its commitment to safety and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Assist pipefitter with setting, assembling, and installing pipe.
  • Possess knowledge of pipe fittings, bolts, valves, etc.
  • Prepare pipe and fittings for hoisting and rigging.
  • Be familiar with different types of metals.
  • Locate and mark bending and cutting lines of the metal.
  • Clean work area and restock supplies and materials as necessary.
  • Operate tools and equipment including beveling machines, cut-off grinders, hammers, torches, magnetic drills, welding machines, and a Saw-Zall.
  • Work safely and accurately.

Requirements

  • 6 months previous experience working in an industrial environment.
  • Past exposure to different metals and knowledge of pipe fittings, bolts, valves, etc.
  • Ability to meet physical demands of the job.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Additional Information

  • Travel is required with extended periods away from home in remote areas.
  • Must be able to work shifts up to 12 hours per day and 7 days per week.
  • Must attend mandatory safety meetings.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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How this job compares in Baytown, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipefitter jobs across Texas currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$38/hr across 17 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 Baytown, TX

We're tracking 62 other active welding openings in Baytown, TX right now, from 27 different employers. 12 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 Baytown, or widen the search to Texas.

Optimized Process Designs LLC currently has 13 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 Baytown, TX

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