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Overview

Triple J Contractors is seeking an experienced Structural Steel Fabricator/Fitter to join our team in Pasadena, Texas. We are looking for a skilled fitter who can take a set of structural steel shop drawings and independently lay out, fit, and fabricate assemblies with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret structural steel shop drawings
  • Independently lay out and fit structural steel assemblies
  • Fabricate beams, columns, braces, frames, stairs, handrails, and miscellaneous steel
  • Fit plates, clip angles, stiffeners, base plates, connection material, and other attachments
  • Verify dimensions, hole locations, orientation, and fit-up prior to welding
  • Operate band saws, drills, ironworkers, torches, grinders, and other fabrication equipment
  • Coordinate with welders and shop personnel to maintain production schedules
  • Maintain fabrication tolerances and quality standards
  • Follow all shop safety procedures
  • Overtime opportunities available

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of structural steel fabrication/fitting experience required
  • Must be able to read and interpret structural steel shop drawings without supervision
  • Experience fitting structural members and miscellaneous steel
  • Ability to accurately measure, lay out, square, and maintain fabrication tolerances
  • Ability to work independently and efficiently
  • Dependable attendance and reliable transportation
  • Welding experience is a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on experience and skill level

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person
  • Pay: $26.00 - $27.00 per hour
  • Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits

Competitive pay based on experience and skill level
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $37/hr median for welding jobs in Pasadena, TX, where the middle half runs $31–$40/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 15% 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 49 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 29 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,220 other active welding openings from 592 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (26), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (24), and Zachry Group (21). 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, Pasadena at $37/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. Pasadena is among them.

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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. Structured Steel Fabricator/Fitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.