Millwright Maintenance Technician
Location
La Porte, TX
Posted on August 6, 2026
Location
La Porte, TX
Posted on August 6, 2026
Company:
INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA
Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees are empowered to make a difference?
Job title
Millwright/Machinist
Grade
Hourly
Location
Battleground Manufacturing Complex – La Porte, TX
Organizational Context and Job Purpose
Organizational Context:
INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 30 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 173 sites in 32 countries throughout the world. The INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA business is a major participant in the North American chemical industry, with an annual manufacturing capacity of 9.6 billion pounds of petrochemicals. Manufacturing sites include Chocolate Bayou Works (Alvin, TX), Battleground Manufacturing Complex (La Porte, TX), and Carson (Carson, CA), with a corporate office in League City, TX.
The 300-acre INEOS Battleground Manufacturing Complex (BMC) was originally built in 1956 and is located on the Houston ship channel east of Houston, Texas. Currently, BMC produces both high-density polyethylene and polypropylene. The polypropylene line has a capacity of approximately 320 million pounds per year, and the seven polyethylene lines have a combined capacity of approximately 3 billion pounds per year. The BMC site has a state-of-the-art technical centre which integrates research and development, technical services and quality assurance.
Responsibilities And Accountabilities
The position is accountable for understanding and putting into practice the INEOS 20 Principles. Ability to safely work in a complex mechanical facility processing large quantities of flammable materials. Participate in behavior based safety process. Ability to follow standard procedure to ensure safety, environmental compliance and high quality work. Measurement of mechanical parameters, comparison of these to standards and returning equipment to meet OEM standards Recording key measurements to facilitate analysis of failures and development of improvement initiatives Troubleshooting operational problems associated with rotating equipment. Removal and installation of equipment including alignment and testing to insure proper operation Participating in cross functional teams to identify and solve problems to increase plant availability Identifying appropriate spare parts for equipment Precision assembly of complex gearboxes, pumps, compressors, blowers, airlocks, centrifuges and specialized extruding equipment. Ability to read blueprints or engineering drawings and machine specifications given. Hold tolerances within .0005” Balance machine knowledge and capabilities a plus.
Skills & Knowledge Required
Education/Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent. 5+ years of manual machining experience with lathes, mills and broaching machines. 5-10 years’ experience in an industrial environment, polymer plants preferred.
Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 341 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
We're tracking 22 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 11 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.
INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC 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 (21), Zachry Group (20), and Austin Industries (20). 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, Dallas at $35/hr, and La Porte at $32/hr. La Porte is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Millwright Maintenance Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.