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Overview

First Choice Integrity Services, LLC is a quality consulting and professional services provider based in the Houston, TX area, delivering specialized services in NDE, API, CWI, NACE, LDAR, and Project/Construction Management. The API/CWI Inspector role involves performing inspections of welds and related equipment to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform visual and technical inspections of welds, piping, pressure vessels, and related equipment.
  • Conduct quality control checks and document inspection findings.
  • Prepare clear inspection reports and communicate results to project managers and client representatives.
  • Verify compliance with safety and quality standards.
  • Support repair and rework processes.
  • Participate in pre-job and post-job meetings as needed.
  • Collaborate with field crews and engineering teams to maintain asset integrity and minimize downtime.

Requirements

  • Strong Quality Control and Quality Assurance skills.
  • Familiarity with relevant industry standards and documentation practices.
  • Welding Inspection skills with the ability to perform detailed visual examinations.
  • Welding knowledge including understanding of welding processes, materials, and common defects.
  • Inspection skills in industrial or energy environments.
  • Current API certification (e.g., API 510, 570, or 653) and active CWI certification preferred.
  • Experience in refineries, petrochemical plants, or related facilities.
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings, procedures, and technical specifications.
  • Effective communication and teamwork skills.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training in welding, inspection, or industrial technology is a plus.

Additional Information

  • Contract, on-site position located in Baytown, TX.
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How this job compares in Baytown, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$36/hr across 336 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 Baytown, TX

We're tracking 55 other active welding openings in Baytown, TX right now, from 21 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 949 other active welding openings from 415 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Baytown, or widen the search to Texas.

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 (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 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

Similar openings near Baytown, TX

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