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Job Description

Overview

As a Trailer Technician in Wilmer, TX, you will perform routine maintenance, inspections, rebuilds, and component replacements on company trailers. This role requires technical skills and the ability to communicate effectively with internal customers.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance to trailers, including tire changes, minor electrical repairs, and greasing.
  • Use maintenance software to create and track work orders.
  • Communicate status updates with internal customers.

Requirements

  • Technical degree in welding, electronics, or related systems, or a minimum of 1 year of trailer technician experience.
  • Basic welding skills preferred.
  • Computer systems and diagnostic software experience.
  • Able to provide recommendations regarding maintenance and repair decisions.
  • Able to provide own tools within 30 days of hire.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: Wilmer, TX, USA
  • Shift: Third shift
  • Schedule: Full time; Wednesday-Friday and every other weekend 5:30 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.

Benefits

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

Wilmer, 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 1,307 other active welding openings from 708 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Wilmer, or widen the search to Texas.

Schneider 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 (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 Wilmer, TX

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