Job Description

Overview

EquipmentShare is hiring a Heavy Equipment Shop Technician (Mechanic) in Irving, TX, to provide maintenance and repair for a variety of heavy equipment machinery and aerial lifts. The company focuses on transforming the construction industry through innovative technology and a supportive team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Use technology to create, assign, and monitor work orders.
  • Track machine service intervals and order parts.
  • Diagnose issues using data from various makes and models.
  • Practice safe job practices for repairing equipment.
  • Comfortably use technology such as laptops and tablets.
  • Maintain and repair complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and diesel systems.
  • Assist in training lower level technicians as needed.
  • Maintain paperwork and electronic documentation of work performed.
  • Assist with the pick-up and delivery of equipment and parts.
  • Be knowledgeable of OSHA requirements.
  • Participate in year-round company provided OEM training.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must own tools applicable to position.
  • Advanced mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of tools.
  • Extensive knowledge of construction equipment and understanding of schematics and diagrams.
  • Superior customer service, teamwork, and verbal/written communication skills.
  • High School diploma; Trade school certificate preferred.
  • Experience in field service, maintenance, and repair preferred.
  • Must be able to move, stand, stoop, and bend freely.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • This is a safety-sensitive position requiring a 10 panel drug screen.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with overtime pay after 40 hours.
  • On-call scheduling with additional compensation provided.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Irving, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Irving, TX currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$34/hr across 12 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 Irving, TX

We're tracking 26 other active welding openings in Irving, TX right now, from 23 different employers. 14 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 Irving, or widen the search to Texas.

EquipmentShare currently has 4 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.

Similar openings near Irving, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Heavy Equipment Shop Technician (Mechanic) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.