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Job Description

Overview

Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa subsidiary, is seeking a Fitter/Welder for their plant in Ft. Worth, TX. The role involves welding structural steel and other metals according to blueprints and maintaining welding equipment while adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Observe all standard safety practices and follow all safety rules
  • Lay out and cut complex subassemblies and/or final product
  • Fit and complete final welds and/or multi-pass welds
  • Position pieces to be welded into jigs, holding fixtures, guides, and steps using measuring instruments and hand tools
  • Maintain and complete all required records
  • Participate in safety committees and/or other initiatives
  • Complete other duties as required including helping to train other employees as needed on new tasks

Requirements

  • Minimum of 1 year of applicable welding experience or successful completion of weld training and education
  • Flux or Metal Core welding experience highly preferred
  • Ability to accurately measure within specified tolerances highly preferred
  • Ability to read blueprints, layouts, schematics, or work orders highly preferred
  • Previous experience manufacturing transmission poles or related products is highly desired, but not required
  • A high level of dependability, a great attitude, and an ability to work well with a team towards achieving a common goal

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Mon-Fri 4pm-2:30am. Saturday's as production requires.
  • Location: Ft. Worth, TX
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How this job compares in Fort Worth, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Fort Worth, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$26/hr across 11 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 Fort Worth, TX

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in Fort Worth, TX right now, from 12 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 Fort Worth, or widen the search to Texas.

Arcosa Inc. 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.

Similar openings near Fort Worth, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fitter Welder_Career 2ND SHIFT 4:00PM-2:30AM figures were last recalculated when this page was built.