Indoor Membrane Welding
Experienced PVC/TPO roofers: bring your hot-air welding skills indoors
Ecopool manufactures modular steel swimming pools at our facility in Salado, Texas. Each pool is finished with a reinforced PVC membrane that is cut, fitted, detailed, and hot-air welded in our factory.
If you have experience hot-air welding PVC or TPO commercial roofing membrane, you already have much of the skill we need. We will teach you our membrane system, pool details, and production process. We are looking for people who already understand how to make a strong, consistent thermoplastic weld.
$26–$30
Per hour
Salado, Texas
Work location
Full-time
Indoor shop. Overtime available.
Why roofers fit
Why commercial roofers are a great fit
The same skills used in quality single-ply roofing transfer directly to this work. The difference is where you do it — precision membrane work inside our manufacturing facility on a clean, level shop floor.
The product
What you'll build
You'll fabricate reinforced PVC interiors for factory-built swimming pools. The finished membrane remains visible to the customer, so we care about both weld integrity and craftsmanship.
- Floors and walls
- Long straight seams
- Wall-to-floor transitions
- Inside and outside corners
- Steps and benches
- Main drains, returns, and skimmers
- Light niches
- Other complex waterproof details
Day to day
What you'll do
- Hand-weld reinforced PVC membrane up to 72 mil
- Operate automatic hot-air membrane welders
- Set and adjust welding temperature, speed, and pressure
- Perform test welds before production
- Probe completed seams
- Cut and peel test coupons
- Identify and repair unacceptable welds
- Measure, cut, position, and fit membrane panels
- Read basic shop drawings and layouts
- Maintain clean welding surfaces and equipment
- Take responsibility for the quality of completed work
Background
We're looking for people with experience in
Experience with systems such as Sika Sarnafil, Duro-Last, FiberTite, Carlisle, Versico, Johns Manville, Elevate, GAF, or similar commercial PVC or TPO systems is valuable. Experience using Leister or similar hand welders and automatic welding equipment is especially valuable.
The bar
What we're really hiring for
We're not looking for someone who simply worked on a roofing crew. We're looking for the person who could be trusted with the welding.
- Produce a straight, consistent weld
- Hand-weld difficult details
- Recognize whether a weld is good or bad
- Adjust your welding setup as conditions change
- Probe and inspect your own work
- Work accurately with a tape measure
- Follow drawings and dimensions
- Work carefully around finished surfaces
- Take pride in clean workmanship
The environment
A better environment for the same core skill
Commercial roofing is demanding work. This position gives an experienced membrane welder an opportunity to use that same specialized skill in a different environment.
Hands-on evaluation
Welding test
For experienced candidates, we care more about your actual welding ability than how polished your résumé is. Qualified applicants may be invited to complete a paid hands-on welding test. We'll provide the material and equipment. We want to see seam consistency, hand-welding technique, detail work, weld strength, quality control, and overall craftsmanship. Strong performers may be considered for Lead Membrane Welder positions with additional compensation and responsibility for helping train other technicians.
Paid Training Track
If you know how to weld PVC or TPO, we want to talk
If you've spent years developing commercial single-ply roofing skills and would like to use those skills in a clean indoor manufacturing environment, apply and tell us how many years you've worked in commercial roofing, which PVC/TPO systems you've installed, which hot-air welding equipment you've used, and whether you have experience with hand welding, automatic welding, or both.
Compensation
Pay and benefits
$26–$30 per hour Higher compensation may be available for exceptional candidates with advanced PVC welding, leadership, or training experience.
Application
Apply for Commercial PVC / TPO Roofer
Apply and tell us your roofing background — years in commercial roofing, the PVC/TPO systems you've installed, and the hot-air equipment you've used.
Work location: 10421 FM 1670, Salado, TX 76571.
Questions about the role? Call 888-615-5726.
