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Overview

The position of a Welder D is responsible for welding tasks during projects within client facilities or shop environments, ensuring quality and safety while adhering to company policies and professionalism.

Responsibilities

  • Position, align, fit and weld parts to form complete units or subunits
  • Perform precision measurement, layout, drilling, sawing, cutting, welding, turning, milling and precision grinding safely
  • Perform a variety of welding processes using SMAW
  • Follow blueprints and layout specifications
  • Use jigs, welding torches and hand tools
  • Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes
  • Lay out and examine metal stock or work pieces to ensure specifications are met
  • Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes
  • Tack-weld fitted parts together
  • Apply principles of basic welding fundamentals
  • Identify proper welding consumables and fluxes for a selected process
  • Write routine reports and correspondences
  • Add, subtract, multiply and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
  • Responsible for care and cleanliness of assigned equipment, workstation and/or area
  • Follow all Company Safety, Quality Control/Quality Assurance procedures and OSHA guidelines
  • Maintain poise and focus under time constraints and adverse conditions
  • Attend and complete trainings as required by the Company and client
  • Pass all required drug/alcohol testing and background requirements
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent work experience or 6 months related work experience and/or training
  • Knowledge of SMAW and other welding processes
  • Petrochemical/refinery experience preferred

Additional Information

  • This is a project-based position with variable days and hours of work.
  • Over-time work is common and may be required as job duties demand.
  • Travel is expected with extensive travel throughout the U.S. and overnight stays for extended periods.

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How this job compares in Lomax, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 31% 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 6% 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 Lomax, TX

Lomax, 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 999 other active welding openings from 454 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Stronghold Companies currently has 1 other opening 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 (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 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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