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TennTex

Welder/Fabricator/Installer/CDL DRIVER

Location

CONVERSE, TX

Wage

$50,000 – $65,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 21, 2026

Job Description

Overview

TennTex is seeking an experienced Welder/Fabricator/Installer with a CDL to refurbish and install industrial waste compactors and cardboard box balers. The role requires self-motivation, dependability, and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Refurbish and install industrial waste compactors and cardboard box balers.
  • Fabricate steel chutes for compactors at customer locations.

Requirements

  • Must be an experienced welder with steel fabrication skills.
  • CDL is a plus.
  • Must be self-motivated and dependable.
  • Good handwriting and communication skills are required.
  • Stable work history is necessary.
  • General mechanical knowledge is required.
  • Must have transportation and a good driving record.

Additional Information

  • Some out of town and overtime work is required.
  • TennTex is a drug-free, smoke-free property.
  • Background checks and drug testing will be conducted.
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How this job compares in CONVERSE, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $20–$28/hr middle band drawn from 38 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 74% 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 CONVERSE, TX

CONVERSE, 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 953 other active welding openings from 418 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

TennTex currently has 1 other opening 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 (34), Zachry Group (24), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (23). 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, Dallas at $36/hr, and Channelview at $32/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. Welder/Fabricator/Installer/CDL DRIVER figures were last recalculated when this page was built.