Job Description

Overview

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, with over 20,000 employees across the United States. They are seeking NCCER credentialed Pipefitters with Rope Access certification in the Houston, TX area to perform various pipefitting tasks while ensuring safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Use Industrial Rope Access methods to access and complete maintenance and repairs.
  • Select and inspect proper safety gear for work tasks.
  • Inspect worksites for obstructions and structural integrity.
  • Plan installation sequences to avoid obstructions.
  • Cut, thread, and bend pipe as needed.
  • Assemble and install various metal and nonmetal pipe fittings.
  • Join pipe using various methods such as threaded, caulked, or soldered joints.
  • Secure pipe to structures with clamps and supports.
  • Install and maintain refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
  • Test piping systems for leaks.
  • Utilize various power tools for pipe preparation.
  • Perform additional assignments as directed by the supervisor.

Requirements

  • Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • IRATA / SPRAT Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 certification.
  • TWIC Card preferred.
  • Must have NCCER certification.
  • Basic knowledge of field drawings and engineering drawings.
  • Basic knowledge of flanged pipe connections using cross pattern bolting.
  • Ability to read and utilize a tape measure properly.
  • Understanding of a framing square as applicable to pipefitting tasks.
  • Knowledge of power tools for cutting, welding, threading, and bolting.
  • Capacity for work at height.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • CPR certification.
  • Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
  • Compliance with company and client job site safety requirements.
  • Must not pose a direct threat to health or safety of others.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$37/hr across 10 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 51 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 22 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 549 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Turner Industries currently has 13 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 (39), Zachry Group (30), 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 Pasadena, TX

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