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Overview

Eaton’s ES GEIS BLD division is currently seeking a full-time Industrial Welder for the 2nd Shift in Sherman, TX. The position involves operating welding equipment, troubleshooting machine problems, and ensuring quality documentation on parts.

Responsibilities

  • Set up, understand and proficiently operate all welding equipment.
  • Troubleshoot various and appropriate machine problems.
  • ID and tag shop orders with the product and retrieve/enter data into the system.
  • Ensure quality and proper documentation on all parts.
  • Maintain components and supplies as required to operate efficiently.
  • Weld components based on print specifications.
  • Perform 5S & Continuous Improvement activities.

Requirements

  • Must have a minimum of one (1) year TIG and MIG welding experience.
  • Must have a High school diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
  • AWS Weld Certification preferred.
  • Minimum of 2-3 years TIG/MIG Welding experience preferred.
  • Minimum of one (1) year utilizing blueprints (AWS weld symbols) and using simple measuring tools preferred.
  • Basic computer skills.

Additional Information

  • Core hours are 2:30pm to 11:00pm.
  • Hourly rate is $22.71/hour + $1.20/hour shift differential.
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.
  • Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area of Sherman, TX will be considered.
  • Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.
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How this job compares in Sherman, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 454 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 28% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Sherman, TX

Sherman, TX currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,366 other active welding openings from 671 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Sherman, or widen the search to Texas.

Eaton 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 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Industrial Welder- 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.