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Overview

SteelCon Inc. in Houston, TX is seeking a full-time Quality Control Manager - Structural Steel Fitter to ensure precision and accountability in every project. This role involves reviewing project drawings and collaborating with teams to maintain high standards before production begins.

Responsibilities

  • Review project drawings for dimensions, materials, and instructions.
  • Identify discrepancies and collaborate with project managers and design teams.
  • Verify bolt quantities and confirm specifications.
  • Prepare organized packages for the shop floor.
  • Maintain detailed records and track revisions.

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of experience in a coordination or technical role within a fabrication environment.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and material requirements.
  • Familiarity with equipment and facility processes.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Preferred: Additional training or certifications in drafting, engineering, or manufacturing processes.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Full-time position, Monday-through-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
  • Location: Houston, TX.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 76 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 62% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

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.

SteelCon Inc. 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. Quality Control Manager - Structural Steel Fitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.