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Overview

SI Utility designs and fabricates steel power delivery structures for utility companies across the U.S. The Structural Welder/Fitter will fit, weld, and assemble structural steel components for the fabrication of steel utility poles, working from blueprints and ensuring quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Measure, cut, shape, and fit metal components to assemble structural forms for steel utility poles
  • Weld or bolt pieces together to build framework and supports according to specifications
  • Read and interpret engineering blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine job requirements
  • Operate welding equipment and related tools efficiently and accurately
  • Inspect work pieces for defects and measure with a straightedge or template to confirm they meet specifications
  • Inspect and repair all defects and discontinuities before calling the Quality Control Inspector
  • Work with the Quality Control department to repair parts that have not passed inspection
  • Dismantle assemblies or cut scrap metal using a flame-cutting torch or plasma-arc equipment
  • Operate forklift, man lift, and scissor lift, and work from ladders and scaffolds
  • Report discrepancies and safety issues to the shop foreman
  • Follow all safety policies, wear required PPE, and report all incidents immediately

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • 1+ years of structural welding and fitting experience
  • Able to read blueprints, drawings, and specifications
  • Able to learn and follow AWS D1.1 and other applicable industry codes
  • Experience with thermal cutting equipment (flame-cutting torch and plasma-arc)
  • Above-average communication and organizational skills
  • Team player with a high level of dedication
  • Experience with GMAW (metal-cored wire) groove welds in the horizontal (2G) position

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Full-time, hourly (non-exempt)
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment visa sponsorship

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$35/hr across 24 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 Midland, TX

Midland, TX currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 562 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Midland, or widen the search to Texas.

Smith Industries currently has 3 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Overnight Shift Structural Welder/Fitter-M-F/5pm-4am figures were last recalculated when this page was built.