Job Description

Overview

Cummings Electrical is hiring a Welder for their Integrated Manufacturing facility in Arlington, TX, where they design and build custom, integrated, modular systems for various projects. The role involves hands-on work in a fast-paced environment, focusing on reducing jobsite risks and delivering high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints and machine drawings to determine specific welding requirements.
  • Connect cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse as specified by engineer.
  • Manually guide electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement.
  • Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
  • Repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
  • Position and clamp workpieces together or assemble them in jig or fixtures.
  • Select torch, torch tip, filler rod, and flux according to welding chart specifications.
  • Perform all necessary maintenance and repair on all equipment used in welding.
  • Move parts in and move finished product out of welding area.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of relevant experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Must be able to read a tape measure.
  • Ability to perform simple shop math and convert decimals to fractional equivalents.
  • Must be eligible to legally work in the United States.
  • Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
  • Must pass a background check and drug screen.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance.
  • Dental.
  • Vision.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Disability Insurance.
  • 401k.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401k

How this job compares in Arlington, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Arlington, TX currently run a median of $39/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $35–$40/hr across 8 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 Arlington, TX

We're tracking 29 other active welding openings in Arlington, TX right now, from 15 different employers. 13 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 Arlington, 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. Arlington is among them.

Similar openings near Arlington, TX

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