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Overview

As a Project Pipe Welder B at Caterpillar Inc., you will join a global team dedicated to building a better world through innovation and collaboration. This role involves setting up and operating welding machines to perform various welding operations in all positions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform manual finish welding operations on carbon and stainless steel in all positions.
  • Follow documented procedures and standard work to perform safe and defect-free operations.
  • Perform carbon arc cutting and gouging.
  • Sanding may be required to prepare and dress welds.
  • Use forklifts, pallet jacks, jib, and overhead cranes to move and position work pieces.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass multiple welder qualification tests.
  • Minimum of 6 months of experience in a production environment.
  • Ability to perform simple computer operations.
  • Be available to work 1st or 2nd shift.
  • Ability to work overtime to support production demands, including weekends.
  • One (1) to three (3) years of GTAW and FCAW welding experience is desired.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Urgently hiring.
  • Multiple openings.
  • This is a supplemental position located at the Solar Turbines manufacturing facility in Channelview, TX.
  • No relocation package is available.
  • Candidates may be placed on any shift, dependent on business needs.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $38/hr median for pipe welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $37–$39/hr across 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% 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 Channelview, TX

We're tracking 22 other active welding openings in Channelview, TX right now, from 6 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 516 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Channelview, or widen the search to Texas.

Solar Turbines currently has 7 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 (28), and Worley (19). 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 Arlington at $39/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Flux-Core work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds. 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.

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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. Project Pipe Welder B figures were last recalculated when this page was built.