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Overview

The Technician, Facility Services, Food Equipment position involves performing preventive maintenance and repairs on food equipment and facilities. The role requires a combination of technical skills and compliance with safety regulations to ensure operational efficiency and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine preventive maintenance on food equipment, facilities, and fixtures.
  • Inspect, clean, and repair equipment and fixtures.
  • Document signs of wear and tear and determine replacement needs.
  • Conduct major and minor repairs using multiple craft skills.
  • Diagnose issues by inspecting, operating, and testing equipment.
  • Dismantle machines to access and remove defective parts.
  • Utilize blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs as necessary.
  • Respond to emergency calls and document repair activities.
  • Manage work orders, maintenance schedules, and contractors.
  • Conduct price comparisons of parts and travel-related costs.
  • Order parts and replacement equipment, track orders, and submit costs.
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for business-critical needs.
  • Operate heavy machinery and perform safety checks.
  • Maintain company vehicles and coordinate required maintenance.
  • Submit maintenance invoices for payment and verify vehicle insurance.
  • Lead and participate in teams to achieve work quality and timelines.
  • Develop and implement processes to meet business needs.
  • Promote compliance with company policies and ethical standards.

Requirements

  • Vocational or technical certification and 2 years’ experience in plumbing, electrical, material handling equipment, or related area, or 4 years’ experience in the same fields.
  • License in a related trade in the city and/or state where the job is located.
  • Valid state-issued driver’s license and ability to pass a motor vehicle report.
  • Ability to read and speak the English language as required by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Primary location is 2225 W INTERSTATE 20, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052-3926, United States of America.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 43% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 432 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 86% 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 Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 17 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 708 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

Walmart currently has 3 other openings 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.

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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. Technician, Facility Services, Food Equipment figures were last recalculated when this page was built.