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The Manufacturing Welder 3 - Night Shift position involves performing moderate manufacturing weld fabrications of various products and components. The role requires proficiency in welding and fabrication, adherence to established procedures, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform moderate manufacturing weld fabrications of various products and components.
  • Demonstrate proficiency as a welder and fabricator.
  • Follow established procedures and guidelines.
  • Understand drawings and blueprints.
  • Adhere to standard procedures in the use of equipment during fabrication processes.
  • Work independently or as a member of a team.

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How this job compares in Kilgore, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 394 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 Kilgore, TX

Kilgore, 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 1,014 other active welding openings from 545 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Kilgore, 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 (21), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). 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, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/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. Manufacturing Welder 3 - Night Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.