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Overview

The Cut-To-Length Helper position involves assisting operators in safely loading and processing steel into sheets using a Cut-To-Length machine. The role is situated in a dynamic environment with exposure to various working conditions, and it emphasizes a culture of safety and teamwork.

Responsibilities

  • Assist Cut-To-Length Operators in loading steel onto machines.
  • Decoiling steel from large coils.
  • Cut steel into sheets according to customer specifications.
  • Follow all safety policies and safe work practices.

Requirements

  • Valid driver's license.
  • Must be 18 years or older.
  • Basic math skills.
  • Basic literacy for reading instructions and using hand tools.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Experience using machinery, overhead cranes, and ground operated equipment preferred.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Exposure to the elements and dirty working conditions.
  • Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
  • Moderately stressful and constantly changing work environment.
  • Frequent lifting, pushing, or pulling of material up to 51lbs.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 25% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, where the middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 76 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 329 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 193 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 720 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.

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. Cut-To-Length Helper (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.