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Overview

GoJet Airlines is seeking highly qualified A&P Licensed Maintenance Technicians to ensure the safety and operational performance of aircraft at their Houston, TX location. The role involves inspection, repair, and maintenance of aircraft, working closely with other maintenance personnel.

Responsibilities

  • Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on aircraft, including engines, landing gear, avionics, and other critical components.
  • Conduct thorough inspections to identify and address potential issues before they become problems.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems using technical manuals and sophisticated diagnostic equipment.
  • Repair or replace defective parts, ensuring all work is completed to regulatory and company standards.
  • Ensure all maintenance activities comply with FAA regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
  • Accurately document all maintenance work performed, including parts used, repairs completed, and inspections conducted.
  • Work closely with other maintenance technicians, engineers, and flight operations personnel to ensure seamless and efficient aircraft operations.
  • Provide clear and concise communication regarding maintenance issues and status updates.

Requirements

  • Must hold an FAA Airframe and Power plant license.
  • Legal right to work in, and travel freely in and out of, the United States.
  • Must possess a minimum of high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Must possess a valid driver‘s license.
  • Legally operate company vehicles and equipment with no restrictions.
  • Must be able to provide your own tools.
  • FCC License helpful, but not required.
  • DOT required pre-employment drug test.
  • TSA required fingerprint check for Criminal History Records Check.
  • Must be able to work any shift.
  • Must be able to read and converse fluently in English.
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Able to stand for extended periods of time.
  • Able to climb stairs, ladders, and work platforms.
  • Able to kneel, bend, and sit.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Now offering bonuses up to $6,000

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 46% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 86 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 210 different employers. 157 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 736 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). 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 $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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