Job Description

Overview

At Fluor, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking and innovative solutions. We invite you to apply for the Boilermaker role, where you will be involved in various tasks related to fabrication and installation.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all health, safety, and environmental requirements.
  • Perform cleanup duties.
  • Perform material handling and storage duties.
  • Identify, use, and care of common hand and power tools.
  • Use and care of craft specific tools and equipment.
  • Knowledge and application of craft related mathematics.
  • Knowledge and use of safety standards and best safety practices relevant to rigging.
  • Inspect rigging equipment and hardware.
  • Knowledge and application of common hitches and emergency stop signals.
  • Perform basic procedures for using various slings in hitches and calculating sling stress.
  • Utilize tools and equipment for the lateral movement of loads without a crane.
  • Knowledge of wire rope components and inspection requirements.
  • Perform oxyfuel cutting operations.
  • Fabricate and install gaskets.
  • Identify and select pipe fittings.
  • Perform material cutting operations.
  • Perform bolt make-up.
  • Perform weld preparation and set-up.
  • Perform layout and fabrication duties.
  • Structural and tube fit-up and alignment.
  • Perform base metal preparation.
  • Perform preheat and post-weld heat treatment operations.
  • Perform vessel inspection.
  • Install valves and components.
  • Identify, fabricate, and install pipe hangers and supports.
  • Fabricate and install stairs, railings, grating, and decking.
  • Review construction drawings and blueprints for specifications.
  • Cut and thread pipe manually.
  • Read and interpret welding detail drawings.
  • Perform boiler tube fabrication, preparation, and fitting.
  • Perform air carbon arc cutting and gouging.

Requirements

  • Understand and carry out oral instructions.
  • Read and carry out written instructions to perform work tasks.
  • Work at varying heights.
  • Recognize, avoid, and report safety hazards.
  • Assemble and disassemble objects.
  • Operate equipment and power tools.
  • See hazards, safety warnings, and barriers.
  • Bend knees for lifting and routine work tasks.
  • Stoop for work positioning and lifting.
  • Lift maximum 50 lbs without assistance.
  • Ability to comprehend and respond to audible/visual instructions, alarms, and warnings.
  • Climb/balance on ladders, scaffolding, and structures.
  • Kneel for work positioning and task performance.
  • Reach above shoulders and away from body to perform work tasks.
  • Demonstrate manual dexterity to perform work tasks.

Additional Information

  • Work in extreme heat or cold.
  • Work where noise level is above 85 decibels.
  • Work in wet/humid environment.
  • Work in cramped quarters.
  • Work in environment of fluctuating ventilation.
  • Work inside and outside.

How this job compares in Forney, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 488 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 Forney, TX

Forney, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 3 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. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Forney, or widen the search to Texas.

Fluor Corporation 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 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 Forney, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Boilermaker figures were last recalculated when this page was built.