Welding Technician – Day Shift, $23/hr + OT

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits (起

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. in Houston, TX seeks a welder/fitter to join our Fortify Building Solutions team. The role performs welding, reads blueprints, and ensures bead quality on pre-engineered metal components.

Base pay is $23.00 per hour with overtime opportunities; shifts may be 8, 10, or 12 hours depending on work orders and season. You will operate cranes and power tools, follow safety rules, and contribute to continuous improvement in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent from a 2-year College or technical school; or (1) to three (3) years working experience in welding; or equivalent combination of education and experience as a welder/fitter in the manufacturing industry
• Read blueprints and drawings
• Read and comprehend documents including but not limited to policy manuals, safety rules/programs, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and simple correspondence
• Ability to communicate information effectively one-on-one and in small group situations and settings is required
• Perform general mathematic calculations including but not limited to addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, percentages, and division
• Required to use power hand tools
• Required to drive a forklift
• Ability to work effectively to meet deadlines
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a continual basis above shoulder height and below the waist

Responsibilities

• Knows and understands all safety rules and precautions necessary for working in and about a manufacturing environment
• Responsible for coordination of welder settings, gun speed/travel and gas flow with the observed condition of bead
• Read a tape measure and blueprints to shop standard
• Decide when adjustment or gun manipulation needs to be altered
• Decide how much and what repairs to make for pin holes and burn-through caused by an auto welder
• Train and teach proper welding procedures in accordance with manufacturing job procedures
• Operate overhead crane and other lifting equipment
• Responsible for holding beads to specified shapes, sizes, and penetrations while maintaining the quality of the product
• Keeping numerical and alphabetical sequences correct
• Maintains continuous improvement practices in thework area
• May be assigned other projects and duties as designated by Team Leader

Skills

Read blueprints

Read and comprehend documents

Communicate effectively

Mathematics

Lift up to 50 pounds

Forklift operation

Education

Associate degree or equivalent (2-year college/technical school)

Tools

Power hand tools

Forklift

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. in Houston, TX seeks a welder/fitter to join our Fortify Building Solutions team. The role performs welding, reads blueprints, and ensures bead quality on pre-engineered metal components.

Base pay is $23.00 per hour with overtime opportunities; shifts may be 8, 10, or 12 hours depending on work orders and season. You will operate cranes and power tools, follow safety rules, and contribute to continuous improvement in manufacturing.