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Overview

Cadient is hiring for an experienced Fitter/Welder in Fort Worth, Texas, to support an industrial manufacturing and metal fabrication customer. The role involves flux core welding, fitting, assembly, and fabrication of metal components, with full-time opportunities available.

Responsibilities

  • Perform flux core welding and fit-up on metal components according to drawings, weld symbols, WPS requirements, and customer specifications.
  • Weld components in flat and vertical positions while meeting required workmanship and quality expectations for industrial metal fabrication.
  • Read drawings, weld symbols, WPS documents, and related specifications to support accurate welding, fitting, assembly, and fabrication work.
  • Lay out, position, and secure parts according to specifications before welding and assembly activities are completed.
  • Perform grinding and finishing work to prepare welded components for inspection, assembly, or delivery.
  • Maintain welding equipment and complete required production, inspection, and maintenance documentation.
  • Work with steel, aluminum, and other materials while following required shop safety and operating procedures.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of prior flux core welding and fit-up experience in an industrial manufacturing or metal fabrication environment.
  • Ability to read drawings, weld symbols, WPS documents, and specifications to complete accurate welding, fitting, assembly, and fabrication work.
  • Ability to pass 1F, 1G, and 2F welding tests and weld components in flat and vertical positions.
  • Experience working with steel, aluminum, and other materials used in metal component fabrication and assembly.
  • Ability to perform grinding, finishing, equipment maintenance, and required documentation as part of the welding process.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance

Additional Information

  • Full-time work with first- and second-shift opportunities and overtime availability.
  • Work is performed onsite at the customer's Fort Worth facility.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
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How this job compares

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 454 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

This posting doesn't specify a city. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,288 other active welding openings from 593 employers. 298 of them were added in the last week. Browse welding jobs across 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. 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.

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