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Job Description

Overview

AITX Repair Services is seeking candidates for the position of Mobile Railcar Repair Technician, responsible for all aspects of railcar repair and maintenance while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform repairs using hand and power tools and MIG/Flux/Stick Welding.
  • Interpret job work orders to perform required repairs.
  • Coordinate and complete repairs efficiently within assigned hours.
  • Follow all safety rules, keep work area clean, and comply with AITX EHS Policies.
  • Ensure AAR, ARS, and customer quality assurance standards are met.

Requirements

  • Ability to read and write English at a high school level.
  • Ability to work in heat and cold and in all-weather conditions.
  • Comfortable working around heavy equipment and on and under railcars.
  • Knowledge of machines and tools required to weld, cut, and gouge.
  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions including basic blueprints and schematics.
  • Basic mechanical skills and the ability to read a tape measure.
  • Ability to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
  • Ability to drive a company vehicle; must have a valid driver's license in good standing.

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly compensation
  • 401K
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • Paid on the Job Training
  • Referral and safety incentives
  • Boot and RX eyewear allowances

Additional Information

  • The Ability to be Home Every Night / No Travel.
  • Lots of room for growth.

Benefits

Competitive hourly compensation
401K
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
Paid on the Job Training
Referral and safety incentives
Boot and RX eyewear allowances
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 419 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 La Porte, TX

We're tracking 28 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 12 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,251 other active welding openings from 695 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

American Industrial Transport - AITX currently has 2 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 (21), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (15). 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

Similar openings near La Porte, TX

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