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Overview

Join a growing automation team as an Engineering Technician, where you'll build custom assembly stations, conveyor systems, and industrial equipment. This hands-on role is perfect for those who enjoy working with tools and following engineering designs to see projects come to life.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble aluminum extrusion structures, conveyor systems, and custom workstations.
  • Read CAD models, assembly drawings, and electrical schematics.
  • Wire control panels and electrical components using provided drawings.
  • Use hand tools, power tools, and measuring equipment to ensure quality builds.
  • Install and anchor equipment on-site as needed.
  • Work closely with engineers to bring designs into reality.

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of experience in mechanical assembly, machine building, industrial maintenance, or shop fabrication.
  • Ability to read mechanical drawings, CAD models, and basic electrical schematics.
  • Comfortable using hand tools, power tools, calipers, tape measures, and levels.
  • Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.
  • Strong commitment to safety and quality workmanship.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract position based out of Grand Prairie, TX.
  • Project lengths can range from 1 week to 4-6 months depending on workload and performance.
  • Primarily hands-on work in a clean, safety-focused shop environment.
  • Potential opportunity for longer-term or permanent employment based on business needs and performance.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 43% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Grand Prairie, TX, where the middle half runs $28–$39/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 17 different employers. 13 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 Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

Actalent 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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