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Job Description

Overview

As a Sheet Metal Worker Helper at Moore Air Base (MAB) in Edinburg, TX, you would play a critical role in supporting the nation's New World Screwworm response activities. This position is part of the Skilled Trades, Craft, and Labor Positions at MAB.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with fabricating specialized equipment under the direction of the shop foreman or higher graded sheet metal mechanic.
  • Operate and maintain sheet metal cutting and forming machines, boring machines, punching machines, hand shears, and hand files as instructed.
  • Assist in assembling equipment items and joining sheet metal parts through soldering, welding, spot welding, riveting, and locking seams.
  • Rough cut parts from solid metal, plastic, or wood materials as instructed.
  • Build jigs and templates for the uniform assembly of a large quantity of parts.
  • Occasionally travel to pick up parts and supplies to support activities at the AEO.
  • Retrieve, clean, and replace precision measuring devices to assist higher graded employees.

Additional Information

  • Applications and interviews will be conducted in-person Nov 17-19 in McAllen, TX.
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How this job compares in Edinburg, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 325 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% 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 Edinburg, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Edinburg, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 497 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). 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 $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Edinburg, TX

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