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Skilled Trades Staffing in Houston

Clayton Services has been placing skilled trades professionals with Houston employers since 1984 — across refineries, petrochemical plants, manufacturing facilities, industrial construction, pipelines, and the Ship Channel corridor. Houston's industrial base — the largest petrochemical complex in the Western Hemisphere, dozens of refineries, and a network of pipelines, compressor stations, and processing plants — creates year-round demand for skilled tradespeople that no other US market matches in scale or specialization.

 

From journeyman welders and pipefitters to instrumentation technicians, industrial electricians, millwrights, and turnaround planners, our skilled trades recruiters understand the certifications, safety requirements, and hands-on experience that Houston's industrial employers actually need. We staff both permanent direct hire and contract or turnaround positions — and every direct hire placement is backed by up to a 180-day replacement guarantee, the longest offered by any Houston staffing firm.

Skilled Trades Roles We Place in Houston

Welding

  • Combo Welder (SMAW / FCAW)

  • Flux Core Welder (FCAW)

  • MIG Welder (GMAW)

  • Offshore Pipe Welder

  • Pipe Welder

  • Structural Welder

  • Tank Welder

  • TIG Welder (GTAW)

  • Tube Welder

  • Underwater Welder

  • Weld Inspector (CWI)

  • Welding Supervisor

Refinery & Petrochemical Trades

  • Chemical Plant Operator

  • Compressor Technician

  • Crude Unit Operator

  • Flare Technician

  • Heat Exchanger Technician

  • Operator — Refinery

  • Plant Maintenance Technician

  • Process Operator

  • Rotating Equipment Mechanic

  • Turnaround Coordinator

  • Turnaround Planner

  • Turnaround Scheduler

  • Vessel Inspector

  • Water / Wastewater Treatment Operator

Fabrication & Manufacturing

  • CNC Machinist

  • CNC Operator

  • Electronic Assembler

  • Fabricator — Metal

  • Machine Operator

  • Manufacturing Technician

  • Press Operator

  • Solderer

  • Test Technician

Pipefitting & Mechanical

  • Industrial Pipefitter

  • Journeyman Pipefitter

  • Millwright

  • Precision Millwright

  • Pipe Insulator

  • Rigger

  • Sheet Metal Mechanic

  • Tool & Die Maker

  • Turnaround Pipefitter

Construction & Maintenance

  • Boilermaker

  • Carpenter

  • Construction Foreman

  • Construction Superintendent

  • Diesel Mechanic

  • Equipment Operator

  • Estimator — Industrial

  • Fire Watch

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

  • Inspector — Industrial

  • Maintenance Mechanic

  • Maintenance Supervisor

  • Maintenance Technician

  • Painter — Industrial

  • Painter — NACE Certified

  • Plumber — Industrial

  • Project Manager — Industrial Construction

  • Restoration Technician

  • Rod Buster

  • Scaffold Builder

  • Scaffold Inspector

  • Service Technician

  • Soil Technician

  • Surveyor

Material Handling & Operations

  • CAD / CAM Designer

  • Certified Forklift Operator

  • Draftsman

  • Foreman — Industrial

  • Lumper

  • Material Handler

  • Order Selector

  • Picker / Packer

  • Warehouse Supervisor

Skilled Trades Staffing Solutions in Houston

Direct Hire Recruiting

Permanent skilled trades placements for facilities that need long-term, reliable tradespeople with the right certifications.

Temporary Staffing


Flexible supply chain and logistics support for peak demand periods, coverage gaps, system implementations, and project-based needs.

Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Evaluate a tradesperson's skills, safety compliance, and reliability on the job before converting to full-time employment.

Payrolling Services

Place contract tradespeople on payroll while Clayton Services manages employment administration, compliance, and workers' comp.

How We Staff Skilled Trades for Houston's Industrial Market

Skilled trades staffing for Houston's refinery and petrochemical corridor is fundamentally different from staffing a warehouse or a manufacturing floor. Every candidate we place for refinery, chemical plant, or pipeline work is screened for OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification, relevant trade certifications — AWS for welders, NCCER for pipefitters and electricians, API for inspectors — background check clearance, and the safety culture fit that Houston's major industrial employers require.

 

We don't send unvetted candidates to job sites where safety incidents have regulatory and liability consequences. For turnaround and shutdown staffing specifically, we maintain a pipeline of pre-qualified tradespeople — welders, pipefitters, I&E technicians, millwrights, and scaffold builders — who are available on short notice, have current certifications, and have worked Houston's industrial corridor. When your turnaround window opens, we have people ready.

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