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Job Description

Overview

Poly-America, L.P. is hiring Machine Operators to join their production team, responsible for monitoring and maintaining production lines for polyethylene products such as trash bags and agricultural films.

Responsibilities

  • Keep production lines in acceptable operation.
  • Monitor the output and operations of assigned machines.
  • Perform quality checks on finished products.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work space.
  • Take on additional responsibilities as assigned by management.

Requirements

  • Recent experience in an industrial, construction, or general labor job.
  • Experience in a Machine Operator role is preferred.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work a night shift or day shift as assigned.
  • Willingness to learn Poly-America processes and procedures.
  • Successfully passing a drug screen is required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work schedule of 4 days on and 4 days off with 12 hour shifts.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 467 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 Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 27 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 19 different employers. 10 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 Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

Poly-America, LP 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.

Similar openings near Grand Prairie, TX

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