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Overview

The Welder position at Progress Rail involves working the night shift with a focus on quality welding of plates for railroad track panels. Progress Rail is a leading provider of railroad products and services, committed to innovation and excellence in the rail industry.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all quality procedures and regulations while welding.
  • Perform GMAW and steel welding on plates.
  • Use measuring devices accurately.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Prior welding experience and/or certification required.
  • Experience with MIG welding is necessary.
  • Must pass a welding test.
  • Ability to stand in one place for an extended period.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs repetitively and perform frequent twisting and bending.
  • Work performed inside and outside in all weather conditions.
  • Effective communication skills required.
  • Strong attention to detail.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Night shift position includes a night shift premium.
  • Eligible for quarterly bonuses.
  • Work location is Sherman, Texas.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 363 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 18% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Sherman, TX

Sherman, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 999 other active welding openings from 453 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 (30), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), 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 Pasadena at $36/hr, Channelview at $32/hr, and Dallas at $31/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.

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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/Night shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.