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Overview

Sulzer is a leading engineering company that focuses on innovation and sustainability. The Journeyman Welder will work under limited supervision to set up and operate welding equipment, fabricating and reconditioning components to meet various standards.

Responsibilities

  • Sets up and operates welding and cutting equipment under limited supervision.
  • Works within appropriate weld procedure guidelines to meet customer specifications.
  • Performs any other work necessary to finish and fit parts to required customer specifications.
  • Plans sequence of own work operations and methods of set-up based on weld procedures.
  • Maintains a safe, neat and orderly workstation.
  • Maintains welding equipment and supplies in good operating condition.
  • Assists in the disassembly, inspection, and re-assembly of pump equipment.
  • Provides information for smooth transition of work during shift changes.
  • Assists other team members as directed, including training less experienced coworkers.
  • Supports and participates in company-wide Quality Management efforts.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Works overtime as requested.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five years experience in cutting, welding and fabrication.
  • Ability to learn and pass various weld certification tests.
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings and blueprints.
  • Knowledge of weld rods, weld wire, and weld equipment settings.
  • Basic math skills.
  • Possess basic hand tools and precision measuring tools.
  • Proper safety shoes and attire as specified.
  • Must have a high school diploma.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$43/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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 41 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 20 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Sulzer currently has 3 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 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. Pasadena is among them.

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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. Journeyman Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.