Job Description

Overview

Venturi Supply is a national network of distributors specializing in pipe, valves, fittings, tanks, and industrial supplies. The Fabrication Associate is responsible for creating finished products based on provided drawings and material cut lists.

Responsibilities

  • Tacks material together and checks layout based on drawing before finish welding material.
  • Reads and interprets blueprints and sketches, following verbal and written instructions.
  • Reads a tape measure and gauges materials according to specifications.
  • Performs high-level shop math, converting decimals to fractional equivalents and vice versa.
  • Layouts, measures, and marks dimensions and reference lines on materials.
  • Sets up and operates fabricating machines and uses air/hand tools.
  • Inspects parts for accuracy and consistently produces quality products.
  • Completes additional projects as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

  • GED or High School Diploma.
  • Technical knowledge of machinery, tools, gauging, and fabrication.
  • 1 year of fabrication experience required.
  • Computer literate and proficient with MS Office 365.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal forms.
  • Proven experience with quality control analysis.
  • Basic knowledge of math and geometry.
  • Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
  • Detailed oriented work style with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Physical requirements include sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
  • Must be able to pass a background check, MVR check, and drug test.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Benefits begin on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
  • Enjoy 10 paid holidays and accrue PTO from your first day.
  • Flexible workplace culture with career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $39/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$40/hr across 49 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 134 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 81 different employers. 40 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 Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

Venturi Supply currently has 1 other opening 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. Dallas is among them.

Similar openings near Dallas, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabrication Associate - General Labor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.