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Overview

Level Up Sourcing is seeking a highly skilled QC Welder with extensive hands-on welding experience and a strong background in quality control and weld inspection. This is a dual-role position requiring someone who can perform high-quality welding and inspect welds for accuracy, safety, and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform precision welding and fabrication.
  • Inspect completed welds for quality and defects.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols, and technical drawings.
  • Identify and correct welding defects.
  • Ensure welds meet quality standards and specifications.
  • Perform measurements and quality checks.
  • Troubleshoot welding issues and make necessary repairs.
  • Maintain a safe and organized work environment.

Requirements

  • Extensive professional welding experience REQUIRED.
  • Proven experience in welding quality control and inspection.
  • Strong knowledge of MIG, TIG, and other applicable welding processes.
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints.
  • Excellent attention to detail and workmanship.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Welding certifications are a plus.

Additional Information

  • Location: Arlington, TX 76001
  • MUST BE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN BOTH WELDING AND QUALITY CONTROL.
  • This is NOT an entry-level position.
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How this job compares in Arlington, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 30% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 352 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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 Arlington, TX

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in Arlington, TX right now, from 8 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 976 other active welding openings from 438 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Arlington, or widen the search to 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 MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. QC Welder/Weld Inspector figures were last recalculated when this page was built.