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Overview

O’Neal Manufacturing Services is one of the largest family-owned metal fabrication companies in the United States, committed to helping every team member grow, learn, and achieve more. The Machine Operator role involves operating machinery while ensuring safety, quality, and accuracy in production.

Responsibilities

  • Commit to safety in all operations.
  • Operate machinery effectively and efficiently.
  • Ensure quality and accuracy of produced items.
  • Perform general duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Basic critical thinking skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to operate forklifts and cranes, maintaining required certifications.
  • Ability to read and interpret simple blueprints.
  • Proficiency in using hand tools such as hammer, pliers, screwdriver, wrench, drill, grinder, and bander.
  • Ability to use measuring tools like tape measure, box calipers, slide dial calipers, and micrometers.
  • Ability to convert fractions to decimals and metric to English measurements.
  • Ability to produce high-quality work.
  • Capable of setting up and operating one or more processing machines.
  • Ability to speak, write, and comprehend conversational English.
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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 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.

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