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Job Description

Overview

At Vallourec, we are seeking individuals whose passion and dedication match the strength and resilience of the steel we produce. As an End Finisher I (2nd Shift), you'll play an important role in preparing and finishing products to meet customer specifications while supporting safe and efficient operations throughout our manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting with painting, paint stenciling, hydrostatic testing, phosphating, drifting, and honing operations.
  • Operating forklifts and moving material throughout the facility.
  • Loading and unloading material racks.
  • Learning and maintaining product traceability requirements.
  • Supporting housekeeping efforts to maintain a safe and organized work environment.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn.
  • Manufacturing, warehouse, construction, or industrial experience preferred.
  • Forklift experience is a plus.
  • Ability to work safely in a physically demanding manufacturing environment.
  • Dependable attendance and commitment to workplace safety.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Shift: 2nd Shift

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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.

Vallourec - North America currently has 2 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.

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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. P&F (End Finsher) - 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.