Welder

Job Description

This position focuses on welding and fabricating carbon steel pipe and vessel products using open root MIG and flux core processes. The role involves working with pipe ranging from 1" to 23" outer diameter and wall thicknesses between 1/4" and 1/2", as well as vessel-like products and silencers. The welder will perform fit-up work, read and interpret blueprints, and complete precise welds and fabrications on a variety of carbon steel components.

Responsibilities

• Weld carbon steel pipe ranging from 1" to 23" outer diameter with wall thicknesses between 1/4" and 1/2" using open root MIG and flux core processes.
• Weld and fabricate vessel-like products and silencers, ensuring high-quality welds and structural integrity.
• Perform welding on valve product lines, including preheating material, welding grooves with MIG and flux core, backgouging, and refilling grooves to specification.
• Fit shells together and assemble components such as lifting supports, legs, caps, flanges, and nozzles onto rolled plate and pipe.
• Bevel and square up material accurately in preparation for welding and fabrication.
• Read and interpret blueprints and welding drawings to complete jobs according to design and specification.
• Perform basic math calculations to verify measurements, dimensions, and material requirements.
• Execute backgouging operations safely and effectively to ensure proper weld penetration and quality.
• Conduct pipe and vessel welding and fabrication on carbon steel materials using appropriate techniques and equipment.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area and follow established safety procedures and shop practices.
• Work extended hours, including overtime and some weekends, to meet production demands and workload requirements.

Essential Skills

• At least 5 years of welding experience, including extensive hands-on work with MIG and flux core processes.
• Proficiency in open root MIG welding and flux core welding on carbon steel pipe and vessel components.
• Demonstrated ability to weld carbon steel pipe in the 1" to 20" range and vessel-type products.
• Strong fabrication skills, including fitting, assembling, and welding structural and pressure-containing components.
• Ability to perform backgouging operations and refill grooves to meet quality and specification requirements.
• Experience welding and fabricating carbon steel materials in a production or shop environment.
• Competence in reading and interpreting prints and welding drawings accurately.
• Ability to perform basic math to calculate dimensions, fit-ups, and material requirements.
• Skill in fitting shells, supports, legs, caps, flanges, and nozzles onto rolled plate and pipe.
• Capability to bevel and square up material precisely in preparation for welding.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to perform fitting work independently, including complex fit-ups on pipe and vessel components.
• Experience with additional welding processes such as TIG, sub arc, or stick welding.
• Comfort working in a high-output environment with substantial overtime requirements.
• Adaptability to work on a variety of product lines, including silencers, valve components, and vessel-type products.

Why Work Here?

This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to a growing operation with a newly expanded product line in a modern, well-equipped shop environment. Team members benefit from consistent overtime opportunities, providing the potential for strong earnings and steady work. The culture emphasizes growth, high performance, and long-term project stability, with work expected to extend well beyond the end of the year depending on workload.

Work Environment

The role is based in a clean, air-conditioned shop environment designed for comfort and productivity. This is an open-ended contract position expected to run through the end of the year and likely well into next year, depending on workload. The schedule is a day shift from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with some Sundays as needed. Candidates must be comfortable working 60+ hours per week and following a schedule that may involve 13 consecutive workdays followed by 1 day off during busy periods. Work is performed in a fabrication and welding setting with appropriate tools and equipment for MIG, flux core, and other welding processes.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, TX.

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $30.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Houston,TX.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.