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Overview

The Cylinder Maintenance Technician at Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Houston, TX, is responsible for performing inspections, repairs, and maintenance on gas cylinders. This role supports the company's mission of providing high-quality industrial gas solutions while ensuring safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform visual and physical inspections on cylinders before filling.
  • Conduct cylinder conversions, including de-valving, valving, stripping, and repairing valves.
  • Operate hydrostatic and ultrasonic cylinder testers.
  • Maintain required certifications to properly certify cylinders as retested.
  • Operate a forklift to support material handling and movement of cylinders.
  • Receive incoming cylinders, valves, and cylinder maintenance supplies.
  • Diagnose and repair cylinder neck leaks and safety-related leaks.
  • Inspect and identify defective cylinders, scrapping cylinders when appropriate.
  • Perform painting, housekeeping, and light plant maintenance tasks.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Experience in the gas industry or cylinder maintenance is preferred.
  • Ability to lift and handle up to 40 - 70 lbs.
  • Mechanically inclined with a strong, self-motivated work ethic.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: 2nd Shift
  • Location: Houston, TX, United States

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Disability
Life Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 10% 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 33% 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. 120 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.

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