Job Description

Overview

The Plant Technician position at Vistra offers an opportunity to join a global leader in energy, focusing on the operation and maintenance of equipment at a Gas Plant. The role emphasizes safety, effective operation, and continuous learning under the guidance of skilled technicians.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in troubleshooting plant equipment and perform preventive and corrective maintenance.
  • Conduct daily maintenance, construction, demolition, overhauls, repair/replacement, and installation of plant equipment.
  • Perform clearances in LOTOV under the direction of a senior operator or supervisor.
  • Utilize various hand, power, precision, or machine tools to support safe and productive work environments.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of all electronic control systems and computers.
  • Understand and follow current safety and environmental regulations.
  • Ensure adherence to safety, health, and environmental procedures related to plant operations and maintenance.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of related experience.
  • Satisfactory completion of Tier 1 job performance measures in Operations, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrument and Controls.
  • High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
  • Demonstrate standard computer-based skills.
  • Demonstrate effective oral and verbal communication skills.
  • Must meet the requirement of PT1-E if applicable.
  • Successful completion of POSS/MASS exam required prior to interview.

Additional Information

  • Position located in Forney, Texas.
  • Level of position will be based on skill-level and experience.

How this job compares in Forney, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 433 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 Forney, TX

Forney, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). 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 $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Forney, TX

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