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Job Description

Overview

Ellis Container Solutions is seeking a dependable, skilled Welder/Fabricator to work in their container modification shop in Tom Bean, Texas. The role involves modifying shipping containers for various applications, requiring hands-on skills and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

  • Modify shipping containers for commercial, industrial, and custom applications.
  • Take accurate measurements.
  • Cut and fit steel.
  • Weld structural components.
  • Complete fabrication work.

Requirements

  • Dependable and skilled in welding and fabrication.
  • Comfortable working independently.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Location: Tom Bean, Texas.
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How this job compares in Tom Bean, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 25% below the $24/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $20–$27/hr across 46 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Tom Bean, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Tom Bean, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,014 other active welding openings from 545 employers. Browse welding jobs across 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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