Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

Archer Western Construction, LLC is currently seeking a Carpenter for the Central Water Group/Pierce-Burch Water Treatment Plant Filter & Backwash Improvements in Arlington, TX. The Carpenter constructs, erects, and installs structures made of wood and other materials using various tools for commercial, industrial, or heavy civil projects.

Responsibilities

  • Measures distance and marks guidelines on working surface to prepare for laying down work.
  • Prepares, builds, and installs wooden structures in line with prefabricated units to form bridges, drain structures, walls, and additional structures.
  • May assist with installation of awnings and metal decking for concrete slabs.
  • Uses carpenter’s belt with carpentry hand tools, power tools, and other wood making machinery.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years verifiable experience preferred.
  • Requires ability to climb and maintain balance on scaffold/ladder.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and may be required to work in adverse weather conditions.
  • Requires the ability to comply with all safety policies and procedures.
  • Must communicate effectively with co-workers and supervisors.
  • Possess a strong work ethic and desire to learn.
  • Requires good manual dexterity; may be standing, bending, kneeling, or sitting for long periods.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Arlington, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 477 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 Arlington, TX

We're tracking 24 other active welding openings in Arlington, TX right now, from 12 different employers. 8 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 Arlington, or widen the search to Texas.

The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western 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.

Similar openings near Arlington, TX

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