Becoming a welder in Longview, TX, typically begins with technical training, which can range from 6 to 18 months, offering hands-on experience and classroom learning. The American Welding Society projects a significant demand for 320,500 new welding professionals by 2029, with about 80,000 positions needing annual fulfillment between 2025 and 2029. In Longview, welders can earn an average of $149.33 per week, with experienced professionals often surpassing $7,262 annually. Welding schools, community colleges, and industry organizations provide pathways to apprenticeships and careers with strong earning potential.
The Welder utilizes hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Tasks: · Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. • Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers. • Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. • Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. • Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. • Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding. • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment. • Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. • Examine workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces with templates to ensure conformance with specifications and application of ACF Side Sill Modifications when necessary. • Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material. • Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications, or types and thicknesses of metals. • Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts. • Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials and notify supervisors. • Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained. • Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. • Mark and/or tag material with proper car numbers, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required. • Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools. • Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations. • Preheat workpieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating heads. • Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces. • Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal. • Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments. • Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work. • Use fire extinguisher in industrial emergencies. • Signal crane operators to move large workpieces. Skills: · Ability to weld or learn to weld via on the job training. · Able to stand for long periods of time with limited breaks. · Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds and team lift up to 150 pounds. · Work in extreme temperatures and elements for an extended period of time. · Must be able to work in confined spaces. · Must be able to work at elevated heights. · Must be able to read and comprehend basic drawings and scope of work. · Must possess basic math skills, addition, subtraction. Qualities: · Dependable · Teachable · Mechanically Inclined · Committed to Personal Excellence (Safety, Quality, Productivity) Work Environment / Conditions and Physical Demands: · Able to stand for long periods of time with limited breaks. · Must be able to repetitively lift up-to 75 pounds and team lift up-to 150 pounds. · Work in extreme temperatures and elements for an extended period of time. · Must be able to work in confined spaces. • Working around heavy moving equipment · Must be able to work at elevated heights. • Climb, squat, bend, and twist to accomplish work tasks. • Requires the use of a tight-fitting respirator; You must be appropriately clean-shaven per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134, at all times. Experience and Education: · High School Diploma or GED · 3 years’ experience as a Tank Welder or similar position(s). · Certified Welder is (preferred). Job Type: Full-time Pay: $21.00 - $28.00 per hour Benefits: • 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Life insurance • Paid time off • Retirement plan • Vision insurance Shift: • 10 hour shift • Day shift Work Location: In person
See More Details >>Overview We are seeking a skilled Welder to join the team with a major manufacturing facility located in Longview, TX. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in welding techniques and be able to interpret blueprints effectively. The Welders will be responsible for fabricating, assembling, and repairing metal structures and components according to specifications. Qualified candidate requirements: • Experience with Stick and Mig welding, Sub-Arc is a plus. • Must know how to use a cutting torch and read a tape measure. • Welding test is flat and vertical flux core and rod – visual test. Details • Starting pay $18/hr+ DOE and weld test • Hours are Monday thru Friday 5am-5pm but will get off by 3pm some days, must be flexible to work Saturdays as well. • Apply today by contacting our office at 903-663-3559 or apply online at www.expresspros.com Benefits available to eligible Express Associates • Medical Plan • Rx Drug Reimbursement • Vision/Dental Plan • Life Insurance/Short-term Disability • 6 Paid Holidays/5 Paid Vacation Days • Direct Deposit • Referral Bonuses Job Type: Full-time Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour Benefits: • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Life insurance • Referral program • Vision insurance Shift: • 12 hour shift • Day shift Experience: • MIG welding: 2 years (Required) • Stick welding: 2 years (Required) Work Location: In person
See More Details >>MUST BE CERTIFIED TO QUALIFY FOR THIS ROLE Position Summary: Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Tasks: • Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. • Remove rough spots from workpieces, using portable grinders, hand files, or scrapers. • Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. • Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. • Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. • Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding. • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment. • Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits. • Examine workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces with templates to ensure conformance with specifications and application of ACF Side Sill Modifications when necessary. • Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material. • Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications, or types and thicknesses of metals. • Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts. • Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials and notify supervisors. • Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained. • Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts, using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools. • Mark and/or tag material with proper car numbers, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required. • Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools. • Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations. • Preheat workpieces prior to welding or bending, using torches or heating heads. • Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces. • Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal. • Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments. • Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work. • Use fire extinguisher in industrial emergencies. • Signal crane operators to move large workpieces. Skills: • Ability to weld or join metal components to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. • Must be able to read and comprehend basic drawings and scope of work. • Must possess basic math skills, addition, subtraction. Qualities: • Dependable • Teachable • Mechanically Inclined • Committed to Personal Excellence (Safety, Quality, Productivity Experience and Education: • High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) • 3 years’ experience as a Tank Welder or similar position(s). • Certified Welder (required). Job Type: Full-time Pay: $29.00 - $34.00 per hour Benefits: • 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Employee assistance program • Health insurance • Life insurance • Paid time off • Parental leave • Professional development assistance • Referral program • Retirement plan • Tuition reimbursement • Vision insurance Shift: • Day shift • Night shift People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply Work Location: In person
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