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Overview

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with 80 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories.

Responsibilities

  • Retrieve job related information (job router, part drawing, work-instruction, etc.)
  • Complete change-over activities (Machine preparation from previous job set-up to new job set-up)
  • Review supplied raw material for dimensions, quantity, and defects
  • Manufacture parts to required quantity and specifications per drawing and job router
  • Perform post-machining deburring that involves smoothing rough edges from machined parts using various hand tools, countersink per drawing specifications, tap/thread various materials and exam components to ensure it meets product conformance
  • Document manufactured quantities utilizing ERP system
  • Perform inspections as required by Quality standards
  • Troubleshoot parts when issues occur
  • Perform simple machine maintenance and repair as required
  • Monitor equipment and tool wear, and request external maintenance when required
  • Work with supervisor, Programmer/Mfg. Engineer and engineering to make constant improvements in tooling, programs and lean activities
  • Train Operators as needed on job related items
  • Maintain work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follow prescribed safety procedures
  • Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork
  • Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
  • Report quality problems or defects to management

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent GED, trade school or equivalent, + minimum of 1 year Sheet Metal experience
  • Must be able to set up machines and read standard blueprints and have a knowledge of shop mathematics through geometry
  • Will be cross-trained as back-up in other areas of the manufacturing plant

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work is done in A/C climate-controlled areas
  • This position works in a production environment with the risk of injury so safety equipment must be worn when working with equipment in the shop
  • Bending, lifting and pushing up to 70 pounds is required

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Richardson, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 21% 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 24% 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 Richardson, TX

Richardson, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 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. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Richardson, or widen the search to Texas.

Continental Electronics Corporation 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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