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Overview

The Welder is responsible for traveling to customer jobsites and performing welding activities according to customer drawings and specifications. This role involves using various welding techniques to fabricate, assemble, modify, and repair metal infrastructure while ensuring quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize various welding techniques, including FCAW, GTAW, GMAW, and SMAW, to weld metal components.
  • Select appropriate welding methods based on material type, thickness, and project specifications.
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and technical specifications.
  • Translate design specifications into welded structures, ensuring dimensional accuracy.
  • Conduct inspections of welded joints to verify compliance with AWS standards.
  • Maintain and calibrate welding equipment to ensure proper functionality.
  • Identify and report any equipment malfunctions or issues.
  • Adhere to safety protocols and guidelines for welding activities.
  • Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and promote a safety-conscious work environment.
  • Document welding activities, including welding procedures, inspection reports, and test results.
  • Maintain accurate records of materials used and work performed.
  • Collaborate with engineering and fabrication teams to address design or production challenges.

Requirements

  • Three or more years of experience as a Welder with a focus on combo welding for stainless steel and carbon alloy welding.
  • Welding certifications or equivalent experience in fabrication, industrial, and sanitary environments.
  • Knowledge of safe operation of welding machine and grinder.
  • Proficiency in various welding techniques and processes.
  • Knowledge of materials, metallurgy, and welding symbols.
  • Ability to interpret blueprints and technical specifications.
  • Attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality welds.
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members to ensure project objectives are met.

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How this job compares in Alvarado, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 385 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 51% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Alvarado, TX

Alvarado, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,031 other active welding openings from 472 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Fluor currently has 1 other opening 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 (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 MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.