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$25.00–$30.00 per hour + bonuses

Job opening Salado, Texas Full-time Indoor shop
Finished reinforced PVC membrane interior on a factory-built Ecopool
Hot Air Welder

Hot Air Welder

Lay down a perfect weld — indoors.

Ecopool pioneered and patented factory-built modular steel swimming pools and now manufactures in Salado, Texas. Every pool features a German-engineered reinforced PVC membrane — the same material system used on the high-end pools in Europe. We're bringing that build method to the American market, and we need people who can lay down a perfect weld.

We are hiring hot air welders to fabricate and detail these membranes on our shop floor. If you have welded PVC or TPO, this is work you already understand — done sitting or kneeling on a clean, level, indoor facility instead of on a 140° roof deck in August.

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Zycore stone membrane interior on an Ecopool

$25–$30

Per hour

Salado, Texas

Work location

Full-time

Indoor shop. Overtime available.

Close-up of Ecopool Zycore reinforced PVC architectural membrane

Transferable trades

You'll recognize this work if you've done any of the following

Commercial single-ply roofing

PVC or TPO hot air welding, detail work, corners, penetrations, pipe boots (Sarnafil, Duro-Last, FiberTite, Carlisle, JM, Versico)

Geomembrane or pond/pit liner

Fabrication or installation — PVC, RPE, XR-5, LLDPE, hot wedge or hot air

Industrial fabric fabrication

Awnings, tents, truck tarps, boat covers, inflatables, banners, hay tarps, pool covers

Commercial flooring

Heat-welded sheet vinyl seams with welding rod

On the floor

What you'll do

You'll own the quality of what leaves your station — from layout through documented weld tests.

  • Hand-weld and machine-weld reinforced PVC membrane up to 72 mil using Leister-type hot air tools and automatic welders
  • Fabricate corners, steps, benches, returns, main drains, light niches, and skimmer details
  • Set weld parameters — temperature, speed, and pressure — and adjust them for material, thickness, and shop conditions
  • Probe every seam, cut and peel test coupons, and document results
  • Read layout drawings, cut and position panels, and keep material clean and protected
  • Own the quality of what leaves your station

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of hands-on thermoplastic welding — PVC, TPO, or similar (single-ply roofing, geomembrane, or industrial fabric all count)
  • You can hold a consistent, straight, void-free seam
  • Comfortable kneeling, bending, and lifting up to 50 lbs through a full shift
  • Reliable transportation to Salado and a clean, steady work record
  • Reads a tape and a shop drawing

Preferred

Nice to have, not required

IAGI Certified Welding Technician (PVC or Reinforced) DVS speed-welding certification Manufacturer training from Sika Sarnafil, Duro-Last, FiberTite, Carlisle, or a geosynthetics fabricator Bilingual English/Spanish

Paid Training Track

No membrane experience? Read this.

We will train the right person. If you have the hands for it — upholstery, auto glass, vinyl wrap, sign work, canvas, tailoring, metal fabrication, or any trade where a millimeter matters — apply anyway and tell us what you've built. We run a paid training track with a defined pay ladder.

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Compensation

Pay and benefits

$25.00–$30.00 per hour + bonuses

Sign-on bonus — half at 90 days, half at 180 days
Relocation assistance available for candidates outside Central Texas
Paid, certified training — including manufacturer training systems
Health insurance
PTO and holiday schedule
Overtime available
Work inside a shop with fans, out of the hot sun
Tools provided

Application

Apply for Hot Air Welder

Submit your info and attach a resume so we know how you weld and whether Salado works for you.

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