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Job Description

Overview

Ohmstede Ltd. is a leading provider of industrial solutions, specializing in custom shell and tube heat transfer equipment. The company is seeking a Welder to fabricate or repair heat exchangers and other equipment for the refining and petrochemical process industry.

Responsibilities

  • Comprehend instructions from supervisors and co-workers.
  • Pass pre-employment welding examination.
  • Apply knowledge of welding techniques.
  • Possess qualifications for all welding techniques: SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, SAW.
  • Communicate effectively in English regarding safety, job conduct, or product quality control.
  • Read and understand blueprints and translate that information into the finished product.
  • Possess layout and fit-up practices and procedures.
  • Cut internal tubes as needed.
  • Cut shells to retube bundles.
  • Weld shells back together.
  • Repair exchanger parts, tube sheets, channel heads, and covers.
  • Install nozzles.
  • Make welds meeting x-ray quality as required.
  • Perform oxy/acetylene cutting.
  • Perform grinding as needed.
  • Operate vehicles and power tools when authorized and qualified.
  • Clean up work area and equipment after work is completed.
  • Comply with all applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Work reasonable overtime day or night and/or weekends when necessary.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Two to four years of related experience.
  • Knowledge of machining practices.
  • Basic math skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret simple measuring devices.
  • Ability to read and write in English.
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings.
  • Ability to stand for prolonged periods.
  • Ability to bend, push, pull, twist, squat, crawl, lift, and climb.
  • Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.

Additional Information

  • Work environment may be hot, noisy, dusty, dirty, and cold.
  • May be exposed to chemicals and pinching hazards.
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How this job compares in Corpus Christi, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 385 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% 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 Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,031 other active welding openings from 471 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Corpus Christi, 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. 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.

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