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Job Description

Overview

Crown Technical Systems, a Flex Company, specializes in power distribution and protection systems, focusing on customized, turn-key solutions. They are seeking a Lead - Turret and Laser for their Dallas, Texas location to lead a team in manufacturing projects involving turret punch press and laser machines.

Responsibilities

  • Operates machines to manufacture parts from sheet metal or metal plates.
  • Prepares, sets up, and adjusts machines as required by product plans and production schedules.
  • Ensures that there are sufficient raw materials available.
  • Measures and aligns materials to be used.
  • Inspects products, evaluating finished pieces for compliance with quality standards and specifications.
  • Performs routine maintenance on the punch press.
  • Maintains a clean work area.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Previous experience operating a punch press and laser machines.
  • 5+ years of experience in metal fabrication or related work preferred.
  • Ability to safely and effectively operate or learn to operate punch press and laser controls.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and follow product plans including blueprints and drawings.
  • Strong attention to detail skills, basic computer and math skills.

Additional Information

  • Shift: Monday - Friday, 3:30 PM - 12:00 AM.
  • Location: Dallas, Texas.
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$39/hr across 48 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 130 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 77 different employers. 57 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

Crown Technical Systems currently has 7 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 (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. Lead - Turret and Laser (2nd Shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.