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Overview

The Welding Supervisor is responsible for leading the weld shop to ensure high standards of production quality, workforce safety, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure production procedures and methodologies are properly implemented and adhered to at all times.
  • Lead and assure a safe work environment including standards, practices, reinforcements, and training.
  • Support all welding production shifts directly or remotely.
  • Ensure welding operators are properly trained to deliver required weld quality and throughput.
  • Maintain welding operator qualification files.
  • Coordinate and enforce requirements for cost-effective production and efficient use of resources.
  • Ensure timely shipping of quality products and satisfaction of QA requirements.
  • Develop and implement necessary programs, schedules, and workflows for production requirements.
  • Build, develop, and supervise staff as required.
  • Create and enforce weekly production schedules.
  • Implement and adhere to business and production plans and budgets.
  • Work in close partnership with the Welding Engineer.
  • Perform any other work-related functions as deemed necessary by the immediate supervisor.
  • Be able to perform all functions of direct reports' jobs including technical skills.

Requirements

  • 2 year technical college or equivalent work experience required.
  • Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing/production weld shop environment.
  • Proficiency in Hot Wire Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Submerged Arc Welding, Pulse Gas Metal Arc Welding, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding.
  • Knowledgeable in following work and process instructions and interpreting welding procedures.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and associated welding symbols.
  • Experience with shop floor scheduling.
  • CWI certification preferred but not required.
  • Working knowledge of QA, ISO9001, API, ANSI, ASME standards.
  • Experience with valve manufacturing preferred.
  • Computer literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and ERP systems.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills; bilingual (English/Spanish) desired but not required.
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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. 81 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.

Valmet currently has 2 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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