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Overview

XL Pro Staffing and Consulting is hiring for skilled manufacturing positions in Mesquite, TX, including MIG Welder and Industrial Painter roles. The company offers competitive hourly wages and a range of benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Weld metal frames and components according to blueprints while ensuring quality and dimensional standards.
  • Operate and monitor paint booth equipment ensuring proper paint application and finish quality.

Requirements

  • MIG welding experience required.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
  • Experience using power tools, measuring equipment, and layout tools.
  • Ability to verify dimensions and inspect completed welds.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs for MIG Welder position.
  • Previous manufacturing or industrial painting experience preferred for Industrial Painter position.
  • Ability to operate paint equipment and adjust settings as needed.
  • Inspect finished products for runs, missed areas, and other imperfections.
  • Perform routine cleaning and basic maintenance of paint equipment and booths.
  • Basic computer and math skills.
  • Ability to lift up to 75 lbs for Industrial Painter position.
  • Comfortable working in a non-temperature-controlled manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to follow written and verbal work instructions.
  • Strong attention to quality, accuracy, and safety.
  • Ability to stand and perform physical work throughout the shift.
  • Reliable attendance and punctuality.
  • Must wear required PPE.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM
  • Possible Overtime
  • Location: Mesquite, TX 75149

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $22/hr median for MIG welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $21–$25/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% 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 Mesquite, TX

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Mesquite, TX right now, from 9 different employers. 7 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 Mesquite, or widen the search to Texas.

XL Pro Staffing and Consulting Group currently has 11 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. 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 Welder & Industrial Painter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.