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Overview

Optimized Process Designs, LLC (OPD) is seeking a Pipefitter for their jobsite in Baytown II, TX. OPD is an engineering and construction company specializing in the natural gas, natural gas liquids, and petrochemical industries, known for its integrity and efficient project execution.

Responsibilities

  • Read drawings, take measurements, draw isometrics, and install piping efficiently.
  • Have basic knowledge of blueprints.
  • Bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts to secure in position for welding.
  • Distinguish varying thickness and types of metal materials.
  • Position and clamp together components of fabricated metal products to prepare for welding.
  • Possess skilled knowledge of pipe fittings, bolts, valves, etc.
  • Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications by welding and threading joints without errors.
  • Manually handle and securely apply rigging equipment.
  • Weld small areas to client requirements.
  • Operate tools and equipment including beveling machines, cut-off grinders, hammers, torches, magnetic drills, welding machines, and a Saw-Zall.

Requirements

  • At least 1.5 years of experience as a pipefitter.
  • Willingness to travel with extended periods away from home in remote areas.
  • Ability to work shifts including 12 hours per day and 7 days per week.
  • Ability to meet all physical demands of the job.
  • Willingness to attend mandatory safety meetings.
  • Must be a safety role model.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Jobsite located in Baytown II, TX.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Baytown, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipefitter jobs across Texas currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$38/hr across 17 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 Baytown, TX

We're tracking 73 other active welding openings in Baytown, TX right now, from 29 different employers. 19 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 Baytown, or widen the search to Texas.

Optimized Process Designs LLC currently has 20 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.

Similar openings near Baytown, TX

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