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Overview

We are actively seeking skilled Cryogenic Technicians to join a dedicated industrial service and repair facility in Houston, TX. This pivotal role involves hands-on inspection, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing, and reconditioning of cryogenic and industrial gas equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, and test cryogenic and industrial gas equipment.
  • Perform maintenance and repair of cryogenic tanks/containers, pressure vessels, piping, valves, pumps, fittings, and related components.
  • Diagnose vacuum loss and carry out troubleshooting and repairs on vacuum systems.
  • Conduct leak detection and vacuum testing, with helium mass spectrometer testing experience highly desirable.
  • Repair and rebuild cryogenic and vacuum pumps and associated equipment.
  • Troubleshoot electrical components, wiring, switches, controls, and instrumentation linked to industrial gas systems.
  • Assemble, fit, install, modify, and recondition mechanical components utilizing precision tools and measurement devices.
  • Execute pressure and hydrostatic testing as required.
  • Work safely with lifting, rigging, cranes, and other material-handling equipment.
  • Perform fabrication tasks including tubing, piping, welding, brazing, or orbital welding when qualified.
  • Follow safety protocols, quality standards, inspections, and documentation procedures.
  • Accurately document inspections, repairs, testing, parts, and work completion in the company's operating system.
  • Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, and customers regarding repairs and technical findings.
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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 88 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 351 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 197 different employers. 116 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,395 other active welding openings from 683 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.

Core Group Resources currently has 4 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 Welding Shop in Austin, TX (26), Zachry Group (25), and Austin Industries (25). 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 Burleson at $40/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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