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Overview

The Production Welder is responsible for producing high-quality products through machine operation, assembly, fabrication, welding, inspection, and related manufacturing processes. This position performs TIG and MIG welding on stainless steel, brass, and other metals, while also supporting general production operations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG and MIG welding on stainless steel, brass, and other materials.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, work instructions, and specifications.
  • Set up, operate, and monitor production equipment and welding machines.
  • Assemble, fabricate, grind, cut, and finish components using hand and power tools.
  • Inspect parts and welds using measuring devices to ensure quality requirements are met.
  • Complete production and quality documentation accurately.
  • Maintain equipment and work areas in a clean and safe condition.
  • Follow all company safety policies and PPE requirements.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • 2+ years of manufacturing, fabrication, or welding experience preferred.
  • Experience with TIG and MIG welding required.
  • Ability to read blueprints and use measuring instruments.
  • Strong attention to detail, quality, and safety.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Up to 10% travel may be required.
  • Employees may be required to walk for prolonged periods of time, frequently bending, climbing, rotating, squatting, reaching, kneeling, or stooping, lifting up to 25 pounds, and periods of computer use.
  • Employees may be frequently exposed to heat/cold, heights, gases, vibration, dust, chemicals, odors, dampness, fumes, and noises.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Coppell, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 352 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Coppell, TX

Coppell, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 976 other active welding openings from 439 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Welding Shop in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX currently has 14 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 (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. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.