Job Description

Overview

The Asset Maintenance Tech III plays a key role in servicing, maintaining, and repairing rental equipment, handling complex repairs, managing inventory, and mentoring less experienced team members. This position is ideal for those with advanced mechanical skills who enjoy solving technical challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Perform complex mechanical and electrical repairs on rental equipment, ensuring units are rental-ready.
  • Lead inventory control, including cycle counts and necessary adjustments.
  • Inspect equipment for quality assurance and ensure accurate documentation of check sheets.
  • Manage work orders, recording all parts, labor, and related items.
  • Conduct advanced diagnostics and troubleshoot equipment issues.
  • Operate a forklift as needed to move equipment and supplies.
  • Mentor and train junior technicians on maintenance and safety procedures.
  • Occasionally deliver or pick up equipment from customer locations.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline operations.
  • Deliver and/or pick up berms from customers.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in equipment maintenance, mechanical repairs, or a related field.
  • Proven experience with inventory control and cycle counts.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills required.
  • 2-5 years of welding experience is preferred.
  • Knowledge or previous experience with cutting torch and plasma cutter.
  • Forklift certification within 90 days of hire.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Experience in the rental/pump industry strongly preferred.
  • Ability to lead and mentor junior team members.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Monday to Friday schedule.
  • 10 paid holidays annually.
  • Competitive salary including overtime.
  • Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision).
  • Opportunities for career growth and development.

Benefits

PTO
401k

How this job compares in Baytown, 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 430 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 Baytown, TX

We're tracking 58 other active welding openings in Baytown, TX right now, from 23 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,219 other active welding openings from 581 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Baytown, or widen the search to Texas.

IRONCLAD Powered by Mersino 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 (30), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (21). 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 San Angelo at $39/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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