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Overview

Prysmian, a leader in energy and digital connection solutions, is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to maintain and improve equipment used in plastics and metals operations. The role involves troubleshooting, repairing, and ensuring safety compliance while contributing to a global team dedicated to excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Execute preventative maintenance according to the schedule to minimize equipment downtime.
  • Complete reactive maintenance on production lines to recover from equipment failures by repairing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
  • Use troubleshooting skills to identify and solve equipment improvements.
  • Complete machine tear down/repair and assembly.
  • Work with team members and operators to ensure the daily production schedule is met.
  • Conduct equipment inspections and verification of proper working conditions.
  • Safely operate a forklift.
  • Complete other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic skills.
  • MUST have 3 years or more of maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license.
  • Effective communication skills, as well as strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
  • Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to climb, pull, push, bend, stool, kneel, and lift.
  • Wear proper personal protective equipment, such as safety glasses, steel toe boots, and high visibility uniform.
  • Capacity to work overtime as needed.
  • Good vision to detect objects or movement in the field of view.

Additional Information

  • Work indoors and outdoors; exposure to temperatures commensurate with outdoor seasonal temperatures.
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How this job compares in Rockwall, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 466 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Rockwall, TX

Rockwall, TX currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Rockwall, or widen the search to Texas.

Prysmian 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 Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). 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 $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/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. Maintenance Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.