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Overview

The Production Helper is responsible for assisting workers engaged in the fabrication of structural or metal products by performing several support duties and tasks. The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma or equivalent and some experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the steel industry.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain performance standards and meet production and quality expectations.
  • Lift, position, and remove workpieces from machines to assist in fitting and welding.
  • Load, stack, and transport stock, tools, dies, and work in process by hand or truck.
  • Clean and scrape metal being prepared for fabrication, welding, painting, or shipping.
  • Pick up scraps from work areas and load and unload trucks.
  • Grind burrs from holes on various parts and sharp corners from material.
  • Assist fellow employees as directed and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • 3-6 months experience in a manufacturing plant or warehouse.
  • Experience in the steel industry and/or galvanizing is a plus.
  • Ability to be forklift and overhead crane certified.
  • Knowledge of electric and pneumatic hand tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Effective communication skills in English, both reading and writing.
  • Good attendance and punctuality.
  • Ability to work required overtime.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Current shifts are Monday - Friday, 5:00 AM - 3:30 PM with Saturday as needed.
  • Maximum shop exposure and exposure to extreme temperatures.
  • No travel required.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Euless, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $21/hr median for welder helper jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $20–$27/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 15% 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 Euless, TX

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

MICA Steelworks 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.

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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. Production Helper 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.