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Overview

As a Maintenance Technician, you will perform, monitor, and evaluate preventative maintenance plans while working towards improving equipment and processes. The company has been in the community for over 30 years and is recognized as one of America’s Safest Companies by EHS Today.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance for blow molding and injection molding manufacturing equipment to assure uninterrupted and optimal operations.
  • Execute and continuously improve preventative maintenance procedures.
  • Participate in changeovers, ensuring efficient and correct execution.
  • Repair and rebuild spare parts.
  • Assure compliance with all safety protocols, quality standards, operational practices, and procedures.
  • Expand your expertise through formal training and on-the-job experiences, including new equipment installation and equipment modification projects.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
  • A minimum of three years of experience maintaining manufacturing equipment.
  • Experience with Gem Wheel, Husky, Sidel, Palletizer, and Airveyor is preferred.
  • Solid hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical knowledge, along with the ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.
  • Ability to interpret technical and operational documents, including manuals, blueprints, and schematics.
  • Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and work on aerial platforms up to 20 feet with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Highlands, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 18% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 487 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 66% 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 Highlands, TX

Highlands, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 736 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). 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, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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