Job Description

Overview

As a Welder (Rotating Equipment) at Alfa Laval, you will be an integral member of the manufacturing team, responsible for assembling and fabricating metal components for separation equipment. This role offers the opportunity to apply your welding expertise and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform common welding work, including fitting, by applying heat to bond/fuse metal surfaces or parts according to Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs)
  • Use hand welding and flame cutting equipment such as arc welders, gas welders, and gas torches to assemble metal components
  • Inspect existing weldments to identify areas of weakness and perform necessary repairs
  • Use welding equipment to perform metal cutting/trimming work or fabricate simple fixtures
  • Possess at least one welder approval certificate according to relevant standard/code
  • Execute production work according to ALPS standards and actively participate in continuous improvement efforts

Requirements

  • Minimum 1 to 2 years of professional welding experience (experience in separation equipment is preferred)
  • Optional: 1 to 2 years of experience in manual machining or milling
  • Behaviors: Detail-oriented, safety-conscious, and committed to quality and continuous improvement

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a temporary-to-hire opportunity, with the potential for permanent employment based on performance.
  • This is an on-site opportunity located in Houston, Texas.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

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 84 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 355 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 200 different employers. 91 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,288 other active welding openings from 593 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.

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.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder (Rotating Equipment) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.