Job Description

Overview

Viking is seeking motivated individuals for the Fabrication Production Associate position, which involves hands-on production work in a fast-paced fabrication shop focused on steel pipe fabrication, welding, machine operation, and material handling. The role supports various manufacturing functions and provides on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

  • Operate fabrication and production equipment including plasma cutting machines, cold saws, threading machines, grooving machines, grinders, and semi-automatic fabrication equipment.
  • Support fabrication, production, welding, machine operation, robotics, and material handling activities throughout the fabrication shop.
  • Cut, groove, thread, grind, and prepare steel pipe and materials to customer specifications and production requirements.
  • Assist with machine operation involving plasma cutting, outlet placement, welding support, and automated fabrication processes.
  • Read and interpret work orders, production paperwork, measurements, specifications, and tape measures to ensure production accuracy and quality standards are met.
  • Visually inspect fabricated materials, welds, and finished products for defects, dimensional accuracy, and quality compliance.
  • Perform grinding, deburring, cleanup, finishing work, and general fabrication support activities.
  • Load, unload, stage, organize, and move steel pipe, fittings, and raw materials throughout the production process.
  • Bundle, band, label, and prepare finished products for shipment.
  • Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, CombiLift equipment, overhead cranes, and other material handling equipment as assigned.
  • Troubleshoot minor production or machine issues and communicate equipment or quality concerns to leadership.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe fabrication and production environment.
  • Follow all company safety procedures, PPE requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Complete required operational, safety, and production training while demonstrating acceptable competency and performance standards.
  • Support additional operational and production needs as assigned by Fabrication Leadership or Branch Operations Management.

How this job compares in Irving, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, manufacturing welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $19–$33/hr across 11 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 Irving, TX

We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in Irving, TX right now, from 10 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 562 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Irving, or widen the search to Texas.

Viking Group, Inc. currently has 4 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 (34), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). 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 Pasadena at $36/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and Midlothian at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Fabrication Production Associate | 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.