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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a mechanically inclined welder/fabricator to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for fabricating, assembling, and welding metal components using Stick and MIG welding processes while maintaining safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG and/or stick welding, fabricating parts based on project requirements.
  • Maintain welding equipment and ensure it is in good working condition.
  • Follow all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
  • Collaborate with team members to complete projects on time and to specifications.

Requirements

  • Experience reading blueprints.
  • Experience operating fabrication equipment.
  • Ability to produce high-quality welds.
  • Knowledge in basic electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, and construction is helpful.
  • Dependable attendance and punctuality.
  • Bilingual in Spanish is helpful but not necessary.

Additional Information

  • Work at the shop 95% of the time with occasional travel out of town for installs around Texas, company paid.
  • Standard work schedule is Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm.
  • Must live within a 20 mile drive from the shop location.

Compensation

  • Pay based on experience: $20.00 - $25.00/hr to start.
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How this job compares in Lytle, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 42 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% 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 Lytle, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lytle, 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 1,322 other active welding openings from 611 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Welding Shop in San Antonio, TX currently has 6 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 Austin Industries (32), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), 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 San Angelo at $39/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick 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. 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.

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