MIG Welding Trainer

Location

Fort Worth, TX

Wage

$60,000 – $60,001/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on September 30, 2026

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled, passionate MIG Welding Trainer to lead and inspire the next generation of welders across our two premier manufacturing facilities. In this high-impact, salaried role, you won't just be building top-tier steel components—you'll be building careers. If you thrive on sharing your expertise, stepping in to master complex welding projects, and shaping a culture of craftsmanship, this dynamic position offers competitive guaranteed compensation, steady growth, and the opportunity to make a lasting mark on our production team. -- Full Suite of Benefits: This role comes with a comprehensive benefits package including full medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus paid time off (PTO). ZPMLSTCM

salary: $60,000 - $60,001 per year shift: First work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM education: No Degree Required

Responsibilities

  • Train & Onboard: Design and execute hands-on MIG welding training programs for all new production hires across both manufacturing facilities.
  • Assess & Test: Administer physical and written weld tests for new hires to evaluate pass/fail criteria and determine readiness for the shop floor.
  • Complex Projects: Step in to assist with high-complexity, large-scale MIG welding builds and specialized custom steel fabrication projects.
  • Skill Evaluation: Assess trainee progress, inspect weld quality and joint integrity, and provide actionable, constructive feedback to optimize team performance.
  • Standard Enforcement: Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols, AWS standards, PPE compliance, and OSHA guidelines within the shop floor environment.
  • Continuous Improvement: Partner with plant supervisors and CNC machining teams to refine fabrication processes, reduce rework, and enhance production output.
  • Cross-Facility Support: Split time effectively between both local plants to ensure consistent training quality and seamless operational support.

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The essential functions of this role include:

• working in a smoke free environment • wearing steel toe shoes • working in a non-temperature controlled environment • manual lifting up to 100lbs Skills • MIG Welding (4 years of experience is required) • Technical Instruction • Blueprint Reading (4 years of experience is required) • Quality Assurance • Fabrication • Curriculum Development • Leadership Qualifications • Years of experience: 4 years • Experience level: Manager Randstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Fort Worth, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $23/hr median for welding jobs in Fort Worth, TX — toward the top of a $22–$31/hr middle band drawn from 15 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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 Fort Worth, TX

We're tracking 26 other active welding openings in Fort Worth, TX right now, from 17 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,025 other active welding openings from 477 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Fort Worth, or widen the search to Texas.

Randstad USA 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 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. 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.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. MIG Welding Trainer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.