Job Description

Overview

Ecolab is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to join their team in Fresno, TX, responsible for maintaining plant equipment and infrastructure while ensuring safe and efficient operations. The role involves applying Ecolab standards and participating in various maintenance and improvement tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Understand and comply with SH&E standards and promote safe practices.
  • Propose and implement improvements to work practices and product quality.
  • Record non-conformances on equipment and report to Maintenance Team Leader.
  • Contribute to root cause analysis and develop solutions for quality management.
  • Monitor maintenance activities to maximize equipment availability.
  • Implement continuous improvement activities and promote a culture of improvement.
  • Follow and improve standard maintenance procedures and complete tasks on time.
  • Carry out safe and effective equipment repairs, including urgent breakdowns.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
  • 4 years of experience in an industrial maintenance environment.
  • 1 year of experience with electronic and PLC based applications.
  • 1 year of experience with electrical and mechanical systems.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Plant Location: Fresno, TX
  • Work Week & Shift: Monday through Friday from 4:00 to 5:00am
  • Compensation: $30-35.00 per hour

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Fresno, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 466 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% 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 Fresno, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Fresno, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Ecolab 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.