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Overview

The Maintenance Technician II position offers a starting pay of $28 - $31.50 per hour and involves conducting preventive maintenance and troubleshooting in a food manufacturing environment. This full-time role provides opportunities for advancement within a company known for popular retail brands such as Red Baron® and Mrs. Smith's®.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct advanced preventive maintenance and troubleshooting on conveyor systems and food production machinery.
  • Perform complex mechanical repairs including shaft keying, sprocket broaching, gear head replacement, stainless steel welding, hydraulic hose fabrication, and belt maintenance.
  • Assist with equipment setup, teardown, welding, fabrication, and installation of new or modified plant machinery.
  • Diagnose mechanical issues through observation and use of precision measuring instruments.
  • Utilize SAP software to document maintenance activities and track work orders.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED; two-year degree in specialized maintenance trade preferred.
  • 3+ years of related experience.
  • Ability to work different ranges of hours including full-time, overtime, or weekend shifts.
  • Basic to advanced mechanical knowledge, electrical and building skills.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Shift: 1st
  • Hours: Sunday - Tuesday 6 am - 6 pm, Wednesday 6 am - 12 pm
  • Weekly Friday pay
  • Earn up to 2 weeks paid time off your first year
  • 7 paid holidays and 2 personal days each year

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Deer Park, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 340 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Deer Park, TX

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Deer Park, TX right now, from 6 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 518 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Deer Park, or widen the search to Texas.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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