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Overview

Join our fabrication shop specializing in custom conveyors, cranes, and material handling products. As a Welder, you will be responsible for reading and interpreting blueprints to perform fitting, layout, drilling, welding, and assembling tasks, with a focus on welding .045 Flux Core.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints for various welding and fabrication tasks.
  • Perform fitting, layout, drilling, welding, and assembling tasks.
  • Weld using .045 Flux Core techniques.
  • Conduct Mig Welding, torch cutting, and structural welding.
  • Inspect welds and ensure they meet quality standards.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in Mig Welding, torch cutting, and blueprint reading.
  • Experience in structural welding and fabrication.
  • Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in Flux Core Welding.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints accurately.
  • 5-6 years of welding experience is preferred, but less experience will be considered.
  • Certification in welding is advantageous, or the ability to pass a 3G and 4G weld test.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work in a modern manufacturing shop with a small team of approximately 5-10 people.
  • Position is on the 1st shift, from 6am to 2:30pm, Monday through Friday.
  • This is a fully onsite position in Fort Worth, TX.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Watauga, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 341 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% 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 Watauga, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Watauga, 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 953 other active welding openings from 418 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Aerotek currently has 9 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 (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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Flux-Core 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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.

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