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Overview

As a Project Structural Welder at Caterpillar Inc., you will be part of a global team dedicated to building stronger, sustainable communities through innovative work. This role involves setting up and operating welding machines to perform various welding operations on carbon and stainless steel.

Responsibilities

  • Perform manual finish welding operations on carbon and stainless steel in all positions.
  • Follow documented procedures and standard work to perform safe and defect-free operations.
  • Perform carbon arc cutting and gouging.
  • Prepare and dress welds, which may require sanding.
  • Use forklifts, pallet jacks, jib, and overhead cranes to move and position work pieces.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass multiple welder qualification tests.
  • Minimum of 6 months of experience in a production environment.
  • Ability to perform simple computer operations.
  • Be available to work 1st and 2nd shift.
  • Ability to work overtime to support production demands.
  • Ability to work well individually or in a team environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Lifestyle Programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
  • Career Development
  • Incentive bonus
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Information

  • Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
  • Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
Career Development
Incentive bonus
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
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How this job compares in Channelview, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $34/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $29–$44/hr across 31 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 19% 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 Channelview, TX

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Channelview, TX right now, from 7 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Channelview, or widen the search to Texas.

Solar Turbines currently has 5 other openings 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 Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). 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, San Angelo 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. Project Structural Welder B figures were last recalculated when this page was built.