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Overview

The Judge Group’s direct client is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer for an on-site opportunity in Houston, TX. This role provides technical leadership and support for manufacturing operations, focusing on safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Support welding, fabrication, and manufacturing operations as the technical SME.
  • Partner with Engineering to improve product manufacturability and production efficiency.
  • Lead root cause analysis and resolution of manufacturing issues.
  • Drive cost reduction, labor efficiency, scrap reduction, and process optimization initiatives.
  • Implement and sustain LEAN practices, including 6S, Standard Work, and Visual Management.
  • Develop and maintain work instructions, routers, process documentation, and labor standards.
  • Design tooling, fixtures, and material handling solutions to improve safety and productivity.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to achieve operational goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Welding Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Manufacturing experience in welding and machining environments.
  • Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and LEAN manufacturing principles.
  • Strong understanding of engineering drawings, weld symbols, GD&T, WPSs, and PQRs.
  • Proven experience in facility layout, material flow, and process improvement.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Worksite Location: Houston, TX 77041

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 37% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$37/hr middle band drawn from 99 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 371 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 205 different employers. 118 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 582 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). 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 Abernathy at $45/hr, Arlington at $40/hr, and Pasadena at $37/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. Manufacturing Engineer (1156645) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.