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Job Description

Overview

Nucor is North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, known for its innovative sustainability practices and vibrant culture. The Maintenance I position in Houston, TX, focuses on upholding safety standards while performing maintenance and repair work on processing equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead by example in following and promoting safety policies and procedures.
  • Maintain processing equipment, including cleaning as needed.
  • Identify worn, damaged, or unsafe equipment conditions.
  • Assist with welding, cutting, fabrication, and mechanical repairs.
  • Perform hands-on maintenance and repair work on shredder-related equipment.
  • Support fellow team members and assist with various tasks.
  • Assist and guide customers to appropriate locations for unloading materials.

Requirements

  • 2 years of experience in working outdoors.
  • Dependable attendance and punctuality.
  • Strong verbal communication skills for effective interaction with teammates and customers.
  • Ability to work well in a team setting.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k
  • Profit Sharing
  • Pay-for-performance bonuses
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Stock program
  • Scholarships

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday to Friday from 6 AM to 4 PM, with occasional Saturdays from 6 AM to 12 PM as needed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability Insurance
401k
Profit Sharing
Pay-for-performance bonuses
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Stock program
Scholarships
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, where the middle half runs $22–$32/hr across 70 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 326 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 186 different employers. 121 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 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 (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 Houston, TX

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