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Wesco

Maintenance Technician- 2nd Shift

Location

Irving, TX

Wage

$25.41 – $31.77/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 31, 2026

Job Description

Overview

As a Maintenance Technician at Wesco, you will be responsible for performing maintenance and repairs on mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and other physical structures. Wesco is a global leader in business-to-business distribution, logistics services, and supply chain management solutions, offering numerous opportunities for career growth.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance on facility equipment, including high voltage test equipment and systems.
  • Maintain equipment, parts, and supply inventory by checking stock to determine appropriate inventory levels.
  • Prepare mechanical maintenance reports.
  • Record and process findings of maintenance duties on maintenance log.
  • Identify root cause of problems by observing mechanical devices in operations.

Requirements

  • High school degree or equivalent required.
  • 5 years of service and maintenance of electric machinery required.
  • 2 years of facility repair and maintenance experience required.
  • 2 years of handling high voltage test equipment required; 5 years preferred.
  • Proficient in mechanical calibration.
  • Ability to read and work from blueprints and sketches.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to be on your feet for extended periods.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Shift: Monday through Friday; 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Irving, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 466 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 52% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Irving, TX

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in Irving, TX right now, from 16 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Irving, or widen the search to Texas.

Wesco 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 Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). 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, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Irving, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Technician- 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.