Job Description

Responsibilities

Accurately interpret and apply information from work orders, job orders, specifications, ISO’s, blueprints or other drawings and recognize basic blueprints or symbols for job application. Identify, recognize and demonstrate safe usage of hand tools and power tools appropriate for the job. Recognize various materials used in the craft and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate material handling techniques. Select and safely use appropriate equipment which may include (but not limited to) manlifts, fork lifts, and company trucks. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices. Identify, explain and perform crane signals. Demonstrate ability to weld together parts using any of the welding processes on various metals such as carbon steel, stainless, alloys, etc. Demonstrate ability to use alignment devices for fabrication. Demonstrate knowledge and ability to qualify and pass all welding performance tests. Demonstrate ability to produce welds that are 100% X-ray quality. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in use of oxy-acetylene flame cutting equipment. Demonstrate knowledge of regulations governing quality control codes. Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. Remove rough spots from work pieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers.

Qualifications

Must own welding machine. Candidate should have a minimum 2 years journeyman experience welding various types of materials. Candidate should have a 1-2 years of experience as helper in the welding field.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$33/hr across 67 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 292 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 162 different employers. 85 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,148 other active welding openings from 511 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Wood 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 (38), Zachry Group (27), 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, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Combination Rig Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.