Job Description

Overview

Assembler 2 ensures that all products meet quality and safety standards. This role requires strong attention to detail, manual dexterity, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team. The ideal candidate has prior assembly experience and actively contributes to continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Positions parts and subassemblies by using templates or reading measurements.
  • Assembles components by examining connections for correct fit, fastening parts and subassemblies.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma.
  • MRP experience a plus.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers and decimals.
  • Blueprint reading – Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, and work instructions.
  • Tool proficiency – Skilled with hand tools, power tools, torque wrenches, and basic machinery.
  • Measurement skills – Use of calipers, micrometers, and gauges to ensure precision.
  • Good time management.
  • Reliable attendance and punctuality.
  • Notices small defects or inconsistencies.
  • Follows specifications exactly.
  • Maintains accuracy under production pressure.

Additional Information

  • Stand for extended periods (often 8–12-hour shifts).
  • Walk between workstations or production areas.
  • Bend, stoop, kneel, or crouch as needed.
  • Lift and carry materials (commonly 25–50 lbs.).
  • Push/pull carts or equipment.
  • Handle small parts with precision.
  • Strong hand-eye coordination.
  • Ability to use hand and power tools repeatedly.
  • Fine motor skills for small or detailed components.
  • Perform repetitive assembly tasks.
  • Maintain consistent pace throughout shift.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 210 different employers. 157 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 736 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, 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.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Assembler 2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.