Job Description

Overview

The Pump Shop Mechanic at Hydradyne, LLC is responsible for assembling, disassembling, and repairing pumps, motors, cylinders, and valves, while also diagnosing problems and performing tests in both shop and field environments. This full-time position requires hands-on mechanical aptitude and a commitment to safety and quality in a supportive work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Repair pumps, motors, cylinders, and valves.
  • Tear down pumps, motors, cylinders, and valves for repair.
  • Identify parts needed for repairs.
  • Build new pumps, motors, cylinders, and valves.
  • Assist in the machine shop as needed.
  • Test completed pumps, motors, valves, and cylinders according to written procedures.
  • Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.
  • Record parts and materials needed and request new parts as necessary.
  • Maintain a neat and orderly shop.
  • Hone and repair barrels.
  • Provide assistance in the installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and controls.
  • Maintain test stands and equipment in accordance with ISO procedures.
  • Know, understand, and abide by environmental policies.
  • Weld as needed.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate or GED/Vocational School.
  • Three years mechanic experience, hydraulic experience preferred.
  • Hands-on mechanical aptitude.
  • Ability to pay attention to minute details.
  • Ability to identify and correct conditions affecting employee safety.
  • Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
  • Ability to make decisions while following company procedures.
  • Ability to use cranes and other heavy and light machines and equipment.

Additional Information

  • Works indoors in an uncontrolled temperature environment with occasional work outside.
  • Negligible travel required.
  • No positions supervised.

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$39/hr across 47 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 121 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 79 different employers. 54 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,395 other active welding openings from 683 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

FCX Performance currently has 1 other opening 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 Austin, TX (26), Zachry Group (25), and Austin Industries (25). 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 Burleson at $40/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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