Job Description

Overview

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is seeking a Mechanic II PRN to maintain and repair various equipment and systems within the facility. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a dedicated healthcare organization that values community service and employee development.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventative maintenance on power plant equipment.
  • Read, interpret, and work from blueprints, diagrams, and sketches.
  • Change bulbs, ballasts, and starters for interior lighting as needed.
  • Troubleshoot nurse call systems and telecommunication systems.
  • Repair and perform preventative maintenance on patient room equipment.
  • Maintain power plant equipment and troubleshoot failures.
  • Perform maintenance on wheelchairs, utility carts, and transport carts.
  • Maintain plumbing systems including commodes and sinks.
  • Maintain medical gas systems such as oxygen and vacuum.
  • Ensure the environmental appearance of the facility is maintained.
  • Operate emergency generators and follow emergency procedures.
  • Maintain equipment in nurse station settings.
  • Keep all areas of the facility clean and safe.
  • Assist other Facilities Technicians as needed.
  • Participate in monthly department meetings.
  • Maintain inventory of supplies and stock.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of experience in a commercial setting required; hospital setting preferred.
  • Working knowledge of cooling, heating systems, electrical troubleshooting, mechanical systems, and general plumbing.
  • Trade/technical school education is a plus.
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Education assistance
  • Colleague recognition program

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Education assistance
Colleague recognition program

How this job compares in Webster, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 326 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Webster, TX

Webster, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

HCA Houston Healthcare currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Webster, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanic II PRN figures were last recalculated when this page was built.