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Overview

Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products. The Fusion Tech III position involves operating equipment that fuses piping and requires a valid Motor Vehicle Record.

Responsibilities

  • Determines appropriate method and equipment necessary to install pipe.
  • Provides and installs custom HDPE piping systems and repair systems.
  • Electro fuses and structure welds.
  • Inspects and maintains fusion equipment.
  • Communicates with customers to assess needs.
  • Identifies installation and repair needs.
  • Determines if final product meets quality control standards.
  • Transports equipment to job site.
  • Operates field equipment and forklift.
  • Responsible for 24 hour on-call repair emergencies.

Requirements

  • Experience in electro fuse and structure welding.
  • Technical certification or associate degree may be required in some areas.
  • Generally 5-7 years of experience in a related area of responsibility.

Additional Info

  • Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
  • Requires intermittent periods of continuous physical exertion.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 75 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 179 different employers. 80 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 Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Core & Main 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 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.

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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. Fusion Tech III figures were last recalculated when this page was built.