Step into a Build-First, Blueprint-Driven Welding Role

Industry: Metal Fabrication / Manufacturing

Department: Production / Welding

Locations: Forney, Rockwall, Kaufman, Wills Point, Terrell, Royse City

Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire or Direct Hire (based on current need)

Shifts: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd; OT/Saturdays as workload requires

Compensation: $20–$30+ per hour DOE (higher for combo welders, strong blueprint readers, and stainless TIG)

A Day in the Shop

Your shift kicks off with a print review. You verify dimensions to 1/16", mark your layout with square and soapstone, and prep material. From there, you’ll run precise MIG on carbon and structural steel—then switch to TIG to finish aluminum or stainless components. You fit and tack assemblies, confirm tolerances, and power through multi-pass fillets, grooves, laps, and verticals with clean technique and minimal spatter.

Between beads, you’ll grind, deburr, and rework when needed. You’ll move confidently among saws, drill press, ironworker, and the plasma table, supporting rush jobs while following PPE and OSHA standards. When production calls, you help the team hit schedule—sometimes with Saturday overtime.

What You’ll Build and How

Welding

• MIG welding on carbon/structural steel, sheet metal, frames, tubing, and assemblies
• TIG welding on aluminum, stainless, and precision-finish parts
• Multi-pass welds; fillet, groove, butt, lap, and vertical positions
• Surface prep and cleanup to ensure strong, clean welds

Fabrication

• Read/interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and weld symbols
• Layout using tape, square, level, and soapstone
• Operate saws, grinders, drill press, ironworker, and (as needed) plasma table
• Fit parts and tack assemblies prior to final weld-out

Quality

• Inspect penetration, appearance, and dimensions
• Hold spec/tolerance; complete rework when required
• Maintain a clean finish with minimal spatter

Shop

• Keep your station organized and safe
• Execute to the production schedule and support hot jobs
• Follow PPE requirements and OSHA safety practices

What You Bring

Must Have

• 2+ years of MIG welding in a fabrication environment
• 1+ year of TIG welding preferred
• Ability to pass an onsite weld test
• Read a tape measure to at least 1/16"
• Blueprint and weld symbol literacy
• Lift up to 50 lbs
• Reliable transportation and attendance

Strongly Preferred

• Structural welding experience
• Stainless/aluminum TIG proficiency
• Experience fitting complex assemblies
• Forklift and crane experience
• Custom fabrication/job shop background
• AWS certifications (nice to have, not always required)

Materials You’ll Handle

• Mild steel
• Stainless steel
• Aluminum
• Plate steel
• Tube/pipe/square tubing
• Sheet metal

Tools and Equipment at Your Station

• MIG (Miller/Lincoln style) and TIG machines
• Angle grinders
• Chop saw/band saw
• Clamps and fixtures
• Plasma cutter
• Precision measuring tools
• Hoists and forklifts

Your Proficiencies

• OSHA 10-Hour Certification (OSHA 10)
• Tape measure reading
• Welding setups for production
• Vehicle & fleet welding
• Blueprint reading

Machines & Technologies You’ll Use

• MIG Welder (ESAB, Fronius, Kemppi, Hobart, Everlast)
• TIG Welder (ESAB, Fronius, Kemppi, Hobart, Everlast, CK Worldwide)
• Stick Welder
• Flux-Cored Arc Welder