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Overview

Cleaver Brooks Sales and Service is looking for a Boilermaker/Welder to join our team in Corpus Christi, TX. The Boilermaker is responsible for traveling daily to customer sites to assemble boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications, using power tools and hand tools.

Responsibilities

  • Assembles boilers, tanks, vats, and pressure vessels according to blueprint specifications, using power tools and hand tools.
  • Reads blueprint to determine location and relationship of parts.
  • Connects fire tubes to heads or water tubes to drums and headers of boilers, by expanding and belling ends, using tube expander and beading ends, using power hammer.
  • Piping lay out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and maintains piping and piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for boiler systems by threading or by sweating copper pipe or pro-press fittings.
  • Selects type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specifications.
  • Inspects worksites to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain that piping integrity will not cause structural weakness.
  • Be proficient in ASME code SMAW and TIG welding.
  • Must be proficient with cutting torch and be able to carbon arc gouge.
  • Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specs, using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
  • Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
  • Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt traps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
  • Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
  • Able to work at heights and in confined spaces, such as manways, pressure vessels, tanks, etc.
  • Tests piping system for leaks by increasing pressure in pipes and observing gauges attached to pipes for indication of leaks.

Requirements

  • A High School diploma or equivalent is mandatory.
  • ASME Welder certification.
  • 3 years’ experience as a welder and/or boilermaker.
  • Must be able to work easily and skillfully with hands.
  • Must be able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Must be able to see well (either naturally or with correction).
  • Must be able to climb and maintain balance on high ladders and scaffolds.
  • Must be able to stand, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
  • Must have a valid current driver’s license with a clean driving record.
  • Must be willing and able to pass a hair follicle DISA drug screen.
  • Knowledge of Industrial & commercial safety, General Basic plus Safety, LOTO, working overhead, confined space entry, basic electricity safety.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Corpus Christi, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 381 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 Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,009 other active welding openings from 475 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Corpus Christi, or widen the search to Texas.

Cleaver-Brooks Sales and Service 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 Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), Austin Industries (26), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (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 $36/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Stick 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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