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Job Description

Overview

BlueScope is a leading manufacturer of building solutions with over 100 years of experience, known for quality brands and a customer-first spirit. The Maintenance Technician role involves performing inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs on various machinery and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform daily, weekly, and monthly inspections on machines, equipment, and vehicles.
  • Perform routine preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and vehicles.
  • Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic devices.
  • Troubleshoot and repair various pumps.
  • Respond to trouble calls while production line is running.
  • Complete minor repairs and projects with minimal supervision.
  • Assist senior maintenance personnel with complex and/or large projects.

Requirements

  • 4 years as a Maintenance Mechanic in an industrial environment.
  • Perform lock out tag out procedures and identify potential energy isolation process.
  • Familiarity with single phase and three phase electrical systems.
  • Ability to use cutting torches and perform light welding.
  • Ability to read tape measure, micrometer, and dial indicators for alignment.
  • Use computers to perform parts research, order parts and communicate between shifts.
  • Strong mechanical background that encompasses hydraulic and pneumatics.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • PTO
  • Retirement

Benefits

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability
PTO
Retirement
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$36/hr across 84 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 350 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 205 different employers. 117 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,394 other active welding openings from 725 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (23), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (23). 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 Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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