Job Description

Overview

The Welder Fabricator is responsible for fabricating and welding components used in production, ensuring all work meets drawing specifications, safety protocols, approved weld procedures, and quality assurance standards. This role requires strong technical welding skills, precise fabrication abilities, and a consistent focus on safety, accuracy, and high-quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Fit and weld complex assemblies in accordance with standard work instructions and detailed blueprints.
  • Perform high-quality welds using GTAW (TIG) processes in positions 1F through 4F while maintaining consistent weld integrity.
  • Apply MIG, flux core, and TIG welding techniques on a variety of materials, including stainless steel and pipe, as required by production needs.
  • Safely and effectively operate a range of hand and air tools, including die grinders, angle grinders, drills, skill saws, and gouging equipment.
  • Read and interpret fabrication drawings and blueprints to ensure components are built to exact specifications.
  • Maintain close attention to precision measurements and fabrication details to deliver accurate and high-quality finished products.
  • Demonstrate quality-at-source practices by self-inspecting welds and fabricated assemblies throughout the process to uphold quality standards.
  • Safely perform complex crane lifts and material handling tasks in accordance with established safety procedures.
  • Handle and move materials and equipment, including lifting up to 50 lbs., while performing tasks that require manual dexterity.
  • Follow all safety protocols and approved weld procedures to maintain a safe and efficient work environment.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years of welding and fabrication experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Proficiency in MIG welding, with the ability to consistently produce high-quality welds.
  • Experience with flux core welding processes in industrial or fabrication settings.
  • Ability to perform TIG (GTAW) welding, including positions 1F through 4F.
  • Demonstrated skill in pipe welding and working with stainless steel materials.
  • Ability to read, understand, and work from blueprints and fabrication drawings.
  • Strong attention to detail and precision in measurements and fabrication work.
  • Capability to safely operate hand and air tools such as die grinders, angle grinders, drills, skill saws, and gouging equipment.
  • Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.
  • Commitment to following safety protocols, approved weld procedures, and quality assurance standards.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This role is based in a non-climate-controlled manufacturing facility where temperatures can be high.
  • Work is performed in an industrial setting with welding equipment, fabrication tools, and overhead cranes.
  • This is a fully onsite position in Granbury, TX.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Granbury, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 380 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Granbury, TX

Granbury, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,009 other active welding openings from 475 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Aerotek currently has 5 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 (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 MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core 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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