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Job Description

Overview

The job involves performing skilled mechanical work, including the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles, as well as heavy construction vehicles and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Performs mechanical work involving the repair, maintenance and overhaul of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.
  • Operates vehicles and construction equipment.
  • Maintains records of repair work completed, parts replaced, and routine maintenance performed.
  • Ensures work area is clean, safe, and orderly.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited high school/GED Program.
  • Three years of work related experience or 45 hours of college in a job related field of study or a combination of the two.
  • Must possess a certificate in a related technical field.
  • Must possess a valid Texas Class A Commercial Driver’s License, including hazardous material endorsement.
  • Knowledge of welding required.
  • Must provide own hand tools.

Additional Information

  • Maintenance shop or road construction environment.
  • Requires prolonged standing, bending, twisting, climbing and the ability to lift and carry up to 100 lbs., assisted.
  • Ability to work in varied conditions (i.e., heat, cold, rain, ice, snow, etc.), inside and outside.
  • Ability to operate equipment efficiently and safely.
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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 76 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 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 Dallas, 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.

Similar openings near Dallas, TX

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