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Overview

HPC-Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors, is seeking a Certified Welder for their swing shift team in La Porte, TX. The role involves maintenance and repair of certified welding for specialized assets and company equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Weld materials using SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW.
  • Perform basic fitting tasks.
  • Understand raw materials and MTR’s and electrode classifications.
  • Execute gouging processes including air carbon arc, plasma arc, and oxy-fuel.
  • Utilize cutting processes with mechanical and power tools.
  • Clean and check for defects in component parts.
  • Conduct quality control checks.
  • Follow directions in drawings, blueprints, and work orders.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma plus specialized training or 1 year of college.
  • 5 to 7 years of welding experience.
  • Fabrication skills including cutting and grinding.
  • GMAW certification required.
  • SMAW certification required.
  • FCAW certification required.
  • GTAW certification required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday to Friday from 2 PM to 10:30 PM.
  • Must be available to work weekends and overtime as needed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 18% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $25–$38/hr middle band drawn from 348 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in La Porte, TX

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 12 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 515 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, 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 (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 MIG, TIG, Stick, 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. 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.

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