Job Description

Overview

Peerless Pump Company, a US-based manufacturer of centrifugal pumps, is seeking an experienced Structural Fitter/Welder to join its Packaged Engineered Systems production team in Waller, TX. The company values innovation and employee development, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret engineering drawings, plans, and patterns to fabricate large structural weldments from heavy metal plates and sections.
  • Accurately mark measurements and shapes on metal surfaces, then cut and trim materials to specified dimensions using arc, plasma, and flame cutters.
  • Fit and tack-weld metal members together to form structural assemblies, maintaining certification on tack-weld procedures.
  • Inspect own work and complete quality documentation to ensure all fabrications meet engineering specifications.
  • Operate material handling equipment including forklifts, cranes, hoists, and hydraulic jacks to move materials and supplies.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on equipment and maintain a safe, clean work area.

Requirements

  • High school diploma, GED/HSE or equivalent required.
  • 3-5 years of structural fitting and welding experience preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications required.
  • Proficiency with stick and wire-feed welding machines, arc/plasma/flame cutters, and small power tools required.
  • Experience operating cranes, hoists, forklifts, and hydraulic jacks.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Relocation for this position cannot be supported.
  • Qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship.
  • The salary range for this position is $54,200-$71,880.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Waller, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $27–$35/hr across 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 43% 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 Waller, TX

Waller, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 561 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

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.

Similar openings near Waller, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Fitter/Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.