Maintenance Technician 2 - Regional Distribution Center - Midlothian, TX

Location

Midlothian, TX

Wage

$35.75 – $41.15/hr

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Posted on September 2, 2026

Job Description

Overview

As a Maintenance Technician 2 at Target's Regional Distribution Center in Midlothian, TX, you will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of automated material handling equipment, ensuring high equipment availability rates. Target is committed to helping families discover the joy of everyday life through its values and culture.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and troubleshoot all electrical and mechanical aspects of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) on site.
  • Adjust scanners, cameras, field buses, scales and printer applicators.
  • Reset, repair, or replace adjustable components and wearing components.
  • Clean, lubricate, and calibrate equipment.
  • Use appropriate job plans, procedures, and manuals.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot motors, photo eyes, relays, proximity sensors, solenoids, motor starters, tachometers, encoders.
  • Assist with basic electronics/Programmable Logic Controls troubleshooting.
  • Conduct maintenance and basic troubleshooting of all types of industrial robots.
  • Utilize handheld devices and asset management system mobile apps to create and close Work Orders.
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.
  • Follow appropriate safety procedures and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • Operate Target-owned vehicles to complete maintenance activities.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Possesses and maintains a valid driver's license for state employed.
  • PC competency and ability to use mobile apps on handheld devices.
  • Familiar with wiring diagrams, symbols and electrical measuring.
  • Experience in work order management and preventive/predictive maintenance procedures.
  • Basic blueprint and schematic reading skills.
  • Knowledge of electrical and electronic principles.
  • Basic metal fabrication and welding skills.
  • Experience with industrial controls and electronics.
  • Ability to troubleshoot basic Input/Output functions and PLC programs.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Application deadline is 09/06/2026.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Midlothian, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Midlothian, TX, whose middle half runs $31–$39/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 60% 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 Midlothian, TX

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Midlothian, TX right now, from 6 different employers. 6 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. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Midlothian, or widen the search to Texas.

Target 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. Midlothian is among them.

Similar openings near Midlothian, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Technician 2 - Regional Distribution Center - Midlothian, TX figures were last recalculated when this page was built.