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Job Description

Overview

We’re looking for a Welder for the Night Shift to join our organization that provides inventive electrical solutions, ensuring a more secure world for our customers.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret blueprints and collaborate with the Lead person to confirm job requirements.
  • Gather necessary materials and perform layout work according to specifications.
  • Set up welding machines and adjust settings for various applications.
  • Weld steel, aluminum, copper, and other materials in multiple positions and joint configurations.
  • Inspect welds for quality, repairing defective joints as needed.
  • Operate cutting torches and manual plasma cutters when required.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area by performing regular housekeeping duties.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • At least one year of welding experience.
  • Able to read tape measures and blueprints.
  • Ability to properly operate welding equipment.
  • Must be trained in applicable SOPs and work instructions.
  • Skilled in utilizing cutting torches, brushes, pads, buffers, grinders, overhead cranes, and rubber hammers.
  • Ability to stand/walk for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
  • Ability to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment.
  • Must wear the required PPE for the given position.

Benefits

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

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$33/hr across 87 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 205 different employers. 105 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,322 other active welding openings from 611 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

nVent currently has 2 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.

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