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Celeros Flow Technology

Master Welder

Location

Houston, TX

Wage

$31 – $35/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick WeldingFlux-Core WeldingSteelStainless SteelAluminum6GPIPEAPI
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Posted on October 6, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Master Welder position at Celeros Flow Technology involves interpreting blueprints and welding various metals using multiple techniques. This role requires adherence to safety protocols and inspection of completed welds for structural soundness.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics for welding processes.
  • Join, fabricate, and repair metal and other weldable materials using appropriate techniques.
  • Weld various metals using SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes.
  • Check the fit of pipe or structural pieces for proper attachment.
  • Weld in 2g, 4g, and 6g conditions.
  • Operate Heli arc welding equipment for x-ray welding work.
  • Change gas cylinders and use correct welding gas for different alloys.
  • Repair castings, gouges, and leaks.
  • Visually check completed work for adherence to governmental specifications.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
  • Identify and perform major and minor equipment repairs.
  • Inspect and maintain gas equipment.

Requirements

  • Assist pipe fitters in pipe installation, preparation, and fabrication.
  • Successfully pass all weld tests.
  • Read blueprints and engineering drawings.
  • Read and interpret technical manuals.
  • Formal training in welding.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 5-10 years of related experience.
  • Knowledge of welding symbols and geometry.
  • Understand physical properties of metals and safety precautions.
  • Ability to use hand and power tools related to welding.
  • Welding certification may be required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, Westplain Campus
  • Work Environment: Monday – Friday
  • Work Schedule/Hours: 2:30pm to 12:30am (Second shift)
  • Pay Range: $31 - $35/hour plus shift differential of $2.50/hour

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 38% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$32/hr middle band drawn from 70 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 256 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 143 different employers. 22 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,031 other active welding openings from 471 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 (30), 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 Midlothian at $38/hr, Pasadena at $38/hr, and Dallas at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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