Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the operation, installation, diagnosis, troubleshooting, repair, preventive maintenance, and overall proper function of various mechanical equipment at Targa Resources, including pumps, steam turbines, compressors, and more.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and conduct preventive maintenance on rotating and process equipment
  • Pull and install equipment for repair
  • Perform alignment on equipment
  • Monitor vibration analysis
  • Identify proper oils used in facility equipment
  • Identify proper gasket materials
  • Manage maintenance records
  • Drive a tractor
  • Obtain certification for operating forklifts, small lifts, crane
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent
  • Valid Texas driver’s license
  • Able to obtain a TWIC card
  • Access equipment on barges and ships, some heavy lifting and tugging on ropes, hoses & loading arms, operating valves
  • Able to work 9-hour shifts, including weekends and holidays, subject to callouts and overtime
  • Basic computer skills in Microsoft Windows applications
  • Able to work in a self-managed work team environment and take direction from team
  • Must be a self-starter and flexible; able to plan and manage multiple tasks
  • Able to work with a multi-national customer base
  • Regular and reliable attendance is required

Additional Information

  • Full exposure to extreme weather changes and humidity
  • Work is generally performed in an industrial environment with various hazards and noise exposure
  • Work may involve climbing at heights at or above six feet
  • Travel may be required for assignments, meetings, and training
  • Will work in close quarters and ability to lift, push/pull 50 pounds

How this job compares in Galena Park, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 488 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 Galena Park, TX

Galena Park, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Galena Park, or widen the search to Texas.

Targa Resources 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 (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (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.

Similar openings near Galena Park, 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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.