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Overview

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Project Pipe Welder B to join their global team, where employees are dedicated to building stronger, sustainable communities through innovation and collaboration. The role involves setting up, operating, and adjusting machines for welding operations in various positions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform manual finish welding operations on carbon and stainless steel in all positions.
  • Follow documented procedures and standard work to perform safe and defect-free operations.
  • Perform carbon arc cutting and gouging.
  • Prepare and dress welds, which may require sanding.
  • Use forklifts, pallet jacks, jib, and overhead cranes to move and position work pieces.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass multiple welder qualification tests.
  • Minimum of 6 months of experience in a production environment.
  • Ability to perform simple computer operations.
  • Be available to work 1st or 2nd shift.
  • Ability to work overtime to support production demands, including weekends.
  • One (1) to three (3) years of GTAW and FCAW welding experience is desired.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Urgently hiring.
  • Multiple openings.
  • Supplemental position located at the Solar Turbines manufacturing facility in Channelview, TX.
  • No relocation package is available.
  • Candidates may be placed on any shift, dependent on business needs.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for pipe welder jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $31–$39/hr across 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% 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 Channelview, TX

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Channelview, TX right now, from 5 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,288 other active welding openings from 594 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Channelview, or widen the search to Texas.

Solar Turbines currently has 4 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 (31), 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 $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Flux-Core 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all pipe 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. Project Pipe Welder B figures were last recalculated when this page was built.