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Texas is one of the top states for E-3 visa sponsorship in the energy sector, driven by a concentration of major operators, engineering firms, and energy services companies headquartered in Houston. Employers like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Schlumberger have established sponsorship histories. Roles span upstream oil and gas, renewables, and energy trading across Houston, Austin, and Midland.
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Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
About The Role
The Materials Associate is responsible for accurately processing all incoming and outgoing shipments, maintaining organized and clean work areas, verifying product quality, and ensuring proper documentation for every order. This role requires attention to detail, safe material handling, and active communication with the production team to meet customer expectations and production schedules.
Shipping
What You’ll Do
- Securely package and wrap all products to prevent damage during transit.
- Verify paperwork accuracy using ERP to ensure the correct quantity and parts are shipped.
- Generate accurate bills of lading and maintain organized shipping documentation.
- Monitor conveyor lines, remove finished units, and load products into trailers or storage areas.
- Inspect products for quality and packaging compliance before shipment.
- Stretch wrap and prepare pallets for delivery.
- Track critical daily shipping items and update the production team on status.
- Forklift and pallet jack operation: safely operate forklifts and electric pallet jacks to move materials and equipment within the warehouse.
- Recycling: manage the recycling of materials as needed, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and maintaining a clean workspace.
Receiving
- Process all inbound shipments, verifying counts and quality against paperwork.
- Deliver in-process materials or parts to production areas as needed.
- Perform visual inspections of received items for accuracy and quality.
- Record and maintain accurate inventory data.
Material Handling And Inventory
- Perform inventory stock spot checks as directed.
- Participate in end-of-month inventory.
- Load and unload trailers, including sweeping and cleaning to maintain product integrity.
- Assist in assembly or production processes when needed (training provided).
- Perform local deliveries and pickups using company vehicles (Ford Transit Van or 16’ Box Truck).
- Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas and aisles.
- Participate in daily production meetings to share shipping/receiving updates.
What You’ll Bring
- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
- 2+ years of shipping, receiving, or manufacturing experience preferred.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Experience in warehouse operations, material handling, or logistics preferred.
- Ability to lift up to 50-70 lbs.
- Ability to operate forklifts and electric pallet jacks safely and efficiently.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Must be comfortable with manual labor and working in a physically demanding environment.
- Perform demanding physical tasks for extended periods, up to 12 hours a day.
- Ability to stoop, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, and twist for prolonged periods, up to 12 hours.
About This Team
The Materials Team acts as the vital circulatory system of Base, ensuring that every high-tech component and finished battery unit moves flawlessly through our facility and into the hands of our customers. We solve the logistical challenge of maintaining inventory accuracy and structural integrity in a physically demanding environment, directly enabling Base. Your work is the final safeguard in our mission; by verifying every shipment and streamlining the flow of parts to the production line, you ensure our commitment to reliability is met before a product even leaves the warehouse. For a candidate who takes pride in precision and operational excellence, this is an opportunity to master the complex logistics behind a sustainable energy future while playing a hands-on role in delivering hardware that changes how the world uses power.
Our Values
- First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
- Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
- Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.
- Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.
- Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.
- Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in.
- Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.
Do the best work of your life at Base.
About Base
Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
About The Role
The Materials Associate is responsible for accurately processing all incoming and outgoing shipments, maintaining organized and clean work areas, verifying product quality, and ensuring proper documentation for every order. This role requires attention to detail, safe material handling, and active communication with the production team to meet customer expectations and production schedules.
Shipping
What You’ll Do
- Securely package and wrap all products to prevent damage during transit.
- Verify paperwork accuracy using ERP to ensure the correct quantity and parts are shipped.
- Generate accurate bills of lading and maintain organized shipping documentation.
- Monitor conveyor lines, remove finished units, and load products into trailers or storage areas.
- Inspect products for quality and packaging compliance before shipment.
- Stretch wrap and prepare pallets for delivery.
- Track critical daily shipping items and update the production team on status.
- Forklift and pallet jack operation: safely operate forklifts and electric pallet jacks to move materials and equipment within the warehouse.
- Recycling: manage the recycling of materials as needed, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and maintaining a clean workspace.
Receiving
- Process all inbound shipments, verifying counts and quality against paperwork.
- Deliver in-process materials or parts to production areas as needed.
- Perform visual inspections of received items for accuracy and quality.
- Record and maintain accurate inventory data.
Material Handling And Inventory
- Perform inventory stock spot checks as directed.
- Participate in end-of-month inventory.
- Load and unload trailers, including sweeping and cleaning to maintain product integrity.
- Assist in assembly or production processes when needed (training provided).
- Perform local deliveries and pickups using company vehicles (Ford Transit Van or 16’ Box Truck).
- Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas and aisles.
- Participate in daily production meetings to share shipping/receiving updates.
What You’ll Bring
- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
- 2+ years of shipping, receiving, or manufacturing experience preferred.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Experience in warehouse operations, material handling, or logistics preferred.
- Ability to lift up to 50-70 lbs.
- Ability to operate forklifts and electric pallet jacks safely and efficiently.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Must be comfortable with manual labor and working in a physically demanding environment.
- Perform demanding physical tasks for extended periods, up to 12 hours a day.
- Ability to stoop, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, and twist for prolonged periods, up to 12 hours.
About This Team
The Materials Team acts as the vital circulatory system of Base, ensuring that every high-tech component and finished battery unit moves flawlessly through our facility and into the hands of our customers. We solve the logistical challenge of maintaining inventory accuracy and structural integrity in a physically demanding environment, directly enabling Base. Your work is the final safeguard in our mission; by verifying every shipment and streamlining the flow of parts to the production line, you ensure our commitment to reliability is met before a product even leaves the warehouse. For a candidate who takes pride in precision and operational excellence, this is an opportunity to master the complex logistics behind a sustainable energy future while playing a hands-on role in delivering hardware that changes how the world uses power.
Our Values
- First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
- Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
- Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.
- Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.
- Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.
- Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in.
- Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.
Do the best work of your life at Base.
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Which energy companies sponsor E-3 visas in Texas?
Several large energy employers in Texas have a documented history of E-3 and H-1B sponsorship, which often indicates willingness to sponsor E-3s as well. These include ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton, and Baker Hughes, all of which have significant Texas operations. Smaller independents and renewable energy developers in Austin and Houston also sponsor, though less consistently than the majors.
Which cities in Texas have the most energy E-3 sponsorship jobs?
Houston accounts for the largest share of energy E-3 sponsorship jobs in Texas by a significant margin, given its concentration of oil and gas majors, energy services firms, and trading operations. Midland and Odessa see demand for field and reservoir engineering roles tied to Permian Basin activity. Austin has a growing renewable energy and cleantech presence, particularly for project development, policy, and software roles supporting the energy transition.
What types of energy roles typically qualify for E-3 sponsorship?
E-3 sponsorship requires the role to qualify as a specialty occupation, meaning it must normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. In the energy sector, roles that commonly meet this standard include petroleum engineers, reservoir engineers, geoscientists, environmental engineers, chemical engineers, and energy analysts. Project management and HSE roles may qualify depending on how the employer structures the position and documents the degree requirement.
How do I find energy E-3 sponsorship jobs in Texas?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals seeking E-3 visa sponsorship and filters jobs by visa type, industry, and state. For energy E-3 jobs in Texas, you can browse roles tagged under the energy sector with Texas as the location, giving you a focused list of employers already open to E-3 sponsorship. This saves time compared to filtering through general job postings that rarely specify visa support upfront.
Are there any Texas-specific considerations for E-3 sponsorship in the energy industry?
Texas has no state income tax, which affects total compensation calculations but does not change E-3 eligibility or the sponsorship process itself. Energy employers in Texas, particularly those operating in the Permian Basin, often require candidates willing to work in remote or rotational field environments, which can affect how the role is classified for the Labor Condition Application. Australian engineers with international upstream experience are generally competitive for Texas-based roles given the Permian's active drilling environment.
What is the prevailing wage for E-3 energy jobs in Texas?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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