Job Description

Overview

This role is a hands-on welding position within a fabrication environment that specializes in valves and related equipment. The company offers stability and variety in day-to-day work, emphasizing teamwork and craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural welding on plate and V-groove assemblies, dedicating approximately 80% of your time to welding work.
  • Use MIG welding for about 90% of welding tasks and TIG welding for the remaining 10%.
  • Work with carbon steel, stainless steel, and occasionally exotic metals, adjusting techniques and settings appropriately.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, work order tickets, and fabrication drawings to plan and execute welds accurately.
  • Support R&D work by fabricating components without formal drawings.
  • Perform structural fitting for approximately 20% of your time, including centering plates and tack welding assemblies.
  • Carry out light quality control checks on your own work, verifying dimensions and weld integrity.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area and assist with general floor duties during slower periods.
  • Collaborate with other welders, fabricators, machinists, and warehouse personnel.
  • Follow all safety procedures and shop guidelines while working in a production-focused facility.
  • Be available to work additional hours, including late shifts or weekends when required.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of structural welding experience in a fabrication or industrial environment.
  • Proficiency in MIG welding, including plate welding and fillet welds.
  • Proficiency in TIG welding, particularly on stainless steel and other metals.
  • Hands-on experience with light structural fitting, including aligning and tack welding plates.
  • Strong blueprint reading skills, with the ability to interpret welding symbols and fabrication details.
  • Experience welding carbon steel and stainless steel in structural applications.
  • Ability to perform basic quality checks on personal welds and assemblies.
  • Capability to work independently while coordinating with other welders and fabricators.
  • Reliability and a team-oriented mindset.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • The role is based in a large, organized, and recently renovated fabrication facility.
  • Work schedule typically runs from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
  • Weekly hours typically fall between 45 and 55, depending on project volume.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Golden Acres, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 39% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 380 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Golden Acres, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Golden Acres, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,009 other active welding openings from 475 employers. 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, Stick, 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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