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Overview

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO) is seeking a Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic to work in Fort Hood, TX. The role involves repairing automotive vehicle bodies and parts through welding and other techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Repairs containers by welding.
  • Repairs damaged bodies and body parts of automotive vehicles according to repair manuals.
  • Removes upholstery, accessories, and trim to access vehicle body and fender.
  • Positions block against surface of dented area and beats opposite surface to remove dents.
  • Fills depressions with solder or other plastic material.
  • Removes damaged fenders, panels, and grills using wrenches and cutting torch.
  • Bolts or welds replacement parts.
  • Straightens bent frames using hydraulic jack and pulling device.
  • Files, grinds, and sands repaired surfaces using power tools and hand tools.
  • Refinishes repaired surface using paint spray gun and sander.
  • Aims headlights, aligns wheels, and bleeds hydraulic brake system.
  • May paint surface after performing body repairs.

Requirements

  • 3 years combined welding/automotive experience.
  • Ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening.
  • Ability to receive a favorable TIER 1 investigation.
  • ASE Certified preferred.
  • Certified Welder recognized by the American Welding Society.
  • High School Diploma/Equivalent preferred.
  • Valid Driver's license preferred.
  • Commercial Driver's license with Passenger Endorsement.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Physical requirements include the ability to lift 50 pounds, pushing, pulling, carrying, stooping, bending, squatting, and reaching.
  • Work environment includes periodic overtime, exposure to heat, dust, cold, and inclement weather conditions.
  • Hourly Pay Rate: $21.90.
  • Hourly Health & Welfare: $5.09.
  • This position is contingent upon funding.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Fort Hood, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 352 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Fort Hood, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Fort Hood, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 976 other active welding openings from 438 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (33), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (22), 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 Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Pasadena at $36/hr, and Dallas at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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