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Job Description

Overview

The Laborer (Travel) position involves cleaning and preparing construction job sites for the erection of structures and buildings. The role requires flexibility in working hours and a commitment to safety and teamwork, aligned with the company's core values.

Responsibilities

  • Stacks lumber, wood products, reinforced steel, tools, and other materials on job sites.
  • Dismantles wood forms, removes concrete rubble, and spreads materials using handheld tools.
  • Removes finishes from wood or concrete products and sands surfaces for finishing.
  • Inspects, organizes, and cleans materials and tools on the job site.
  • Changes blades and inspects tools and equipment as needed.
  • Maintains an adequate supply of drinking water and cooling station supplies.
  • Assists in measuring materials and surfaces.
  • Keeps workers supplied with materials, tools, and equipment as instructed.
  • Maintains equipment and tools for long-lasting use.
  • Maintains confidentiality regarding company information.

Requirements

  • A minimum of one year of experience in the construction industry is preferred.
  • A high school diploma or GED is preferred.
  • Ability to work in varying weather and site conditions.
  • Ability to lift, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Short Term and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Requires flexibility to work different shifts and long hours (8-12 hours).
  • Weekend work and extra hours may occur based on production needs.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life and AD&D Insurance
Short Term and Long-term Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Plan
401k
PTO
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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 211 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 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 Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

ORION currently has 5 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 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. Laborer (Travel) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.