Job Description

Overview

Join UCT and be part of the fastest-growing sector in the world! UCT is looking for a talented TIG Welder III to perform advanced welding operations with minimal supervision, ensuring compliance with AWS codes and blueprint specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Receives instructions, prints and work orders for the job.
  • Plans details of working procedure and tools and material requirements.
  • Performs minor maintenance on equipment.
  • Assumes responsibility and care of assigned tools and equipment.
  • Observes and practices safety procedures and policies.
  • Performs advanced welding activities with minimum instructions and supervision.
  • Interprets complex blueprints, manufacturing drawings and written work instructions.
  • Sets up welding equipment in accordance with the appropriate weld process specifications.
  • Completes weldments to the applied AWS welding code and blueprint requirements.
  • Positions weldment details in location using fixtures, jigs, tape measure, square, rule, and caliper.
  • Utilizes material handling equipment in conjunction with the welding task.
  • Other duties as required.
  • Attendance is an essential job function.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent experience.
  • Two-year vocational welding program or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in welding.
  • Strong understanding of TIG/MIG welding procedures & processes.
  • Must have experience working with steel, aluminum and stainless steel.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and AWS welding symbols.
  • Ability to perform welds that pass a visual inspection and destructive test.
  • Ability to use measuring tools (tape measures, squares, rules and dial calipers).
  • Basic math skills; must be able to perform conversions and basic calculations.
  • Knowledge of welding machines and set up.
  • Ability to operate hand/air tools and electric grinders.

Additional Information

  • Work is performed primarily in a manufacturing environment.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

How this job compares in Manor, 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 Manor, TX

Manor, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 736 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Manor, or widen the search to Texas.

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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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