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Job Description

Overview

Depot Connect International (DCI) is a global leader in the Tank/ISO Tank Container Services and Tank Trailer Parts industry, seeking to hire an ISO Chassis Mechanic to maintain trailer chassis through installation and repair of various components.

Responsibilities

  • Repair frames and metal truck trailers
  • Modify and reconstruct chassis
  • Install electric wiring for dome lights and tailgates
  • Fit and assemble components
  • Use hand tools and portable power tools
  • Weld as needed (Certification required)

Requirements

  • Certified Welder is preferred
  • Must have at least 5 years’ experience as a Chassis/Trailer Mechanic
  • Possess strong communication skills
  • Detail oriented
  • Ability to effectively prioritize work
  • Ability to thrive in a team environment
  • High school diploma or GED

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Shift Hours: Monday through Friday, start between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM, 8-10 hour shift
  • Location: Channelview, TX branch at 16230 De Zavalla Road

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Channelview, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 325 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 46% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Channelview, TX

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in Channelview, TX right now, from 7 different employers. 2 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 Channelview, or widen the search to Texas.

Depot Connect International currently has 6 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. Chassis Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.