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Job Description

Overview

The Fabricator position involves assembling power units, skids, or sub-assemblies using various materials and processes. The role is with Applied Industrial Technologies, a leading distributor and technical solutions provider in industrial markets.

Responsibilities

  • Operate various tools such as saws, benders, and drill press.
  • Use overhead crane, hoist, or forklifts to assemble components.
  • Drill and tape holes to common industry standards.
  • Read and follow drawings, prints and component installation instructions.
  • Run and terminate simple electrical wiring per drawings or schematics.
  • Fabricate small brackets and assemblies requiring minimal welding.
  • Route and install hydraulic hose, tubing, and fittings from schematics.
  • Assemble hydraulic components such as pumps, valves, filters, and heat exchangers.
  • Maintain a neat and clean work area.
  • Ensure the quality of parts produced.
  • Complete tasks in a timely fashion.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Three years related experience as a technician.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to pay attention to details.
  • Accept responsibility for actions.
  • Ability to properly convey ideas or concepts.
  • Accept constructive criticism without becoming defensive.

Additional Information

  • Indoor mostly not climate controlled.
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 49 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 124 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 73 different employers. 50 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 597 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

Applied Fluid Power currently has 1 other opening 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 Austin Industries (29), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (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 Midlothian at $38/hr, Irving at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $37/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. Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.