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Overview

Ferguson is seeking a Welder to join their team, offering a chance to build a career at a company dedicated to quality supplies across various industries. The ideal candidate will have welding experience and a commitment to customer service.

Responsibilities

  • Weld outlets onto steel pipe for the fire sprinkler industry.
  • Perform specialty welding tasks such as spool pieces and flanges.
  • Inspect work for defects, dimensions, alignment, end preparations, and seam splits in pipe.
  • Maintain a clean and safe welding station while conforming to quality and performance standards.
  • Report all equipment malfunctions, safety issues, and required repairs.

Requirements

  • 1 to 3 years of welding experience preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to prioritize workload.
  • Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices.
  • Attention to detail, demonstrated integrity, and professionalism.
  • Desire to learn new things.
  • Ability to thrive in an inclusive environment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Multiple shifts available: 1st Shift, M-F 5:00am-1:30pm; 2nd Shift, M-F 1:30pm-9:00pm, with 2nd shift pay differential.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 30% 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 12% 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 Mansfield, TX

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Mansfield, TX right now, from 7 different employers. 1 of them was 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 Mansfield, or widen the search to Texas.

Ferguson 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. Welder - 1st or 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.