Job Description

Overview

The Senior Maintenance Technician at JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. is responsible for performing complex repairs and preventive maintenance in various skilled trades under the supervision of the Maintenance Manager. The company is a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance doors and windows, dedicated to enhancing spaces with quality products.

Responsibilities

  • Perform and oversee complex repairs and preventive maintenance on machinery and facility systems.
  • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic problems to minimize downtime.
  • Modify, weld, machine, and assemble parts, tooling, and fixtures to support production.
  • Coordinate and execute equipment moves, installations, and alignments.
  • Monitor and manage maintenance tools, supplies, and spare parts.
  • Read and apply schematics, blueprints, and work orders.
  • Partner with operations and engineering to improve reliability and meet quality standards.
  • Maintain a safe workspace, follow OSHA guidelines, wear PPE, and report hazards.
  • Provide guidance and technical support to less-experienced technicians.
  • Complete other duties as assigned.
  • Able to communicate with vendors or manufacturers on troubleshooting.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
  • 5+ years of industrial or facilities maintenance experience.
  • Strong mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fabrication abilities.
  • Skilled with hand tools, power tools, welding, machining, and diagnostic equipment.
  • Ability to interpret technical drawings and schematics.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work independently.
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced manufacturing setting; able to work overtime.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Garland, 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 414 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 Garland, TX

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Garland, TX right now, from 9 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Garland, or widen the search to Texas.

JELD-WEN, Inc. 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 Austin Industries (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). 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 Abernathy at $45/hr, Pasadena at $36/hr, and Dallas at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Garland, TX

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