Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Tech I position involves performing industrial maintenance and repairs for assigned equipment and facilities, supporting the production team while adhering to safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all work in a safe manner following all company safety policies and procedures
  • Maintain, troubleshoot, perform preventative maintenance, and repair equipment in assigned area under the guidance of higher-level utility mechanics
  • Maintain open and accurate communication with other maintenance employees as well as supervisor
  • Complete all assigned work orders completely and accurately, documenting all prudent information describing the completion of the work order
  • Complete Maintenance, Repair, and Operations documentation and Proteus entry as dictated by maintenance tasks, repairs, and preventative maintenance tasks
  • Perform technical maintenance tasks under close supervision
  • Provide all information necessary to maintain proper parts inventories
  • Work with outside contractors to complete projects and improvements

Requirements

  • Technical or Trade school degree preferred, or a combination of a High School Diploma or G.E.D. plus 2 years of experience in a maintenance occupation in a manufacturing environment
  • Basic understanding of industrial electricity
  • Working knowledge of energy sources for each piece of utility equipment in assigned area (electric, hydraulic, and pneumatic, etc.)
  • PLC experience a plus
  • Ability to maintain plant utilities (lighting, water systems, drain systems, etc.)
  • Ability to work independently when directed
  • Basic understanding of schematics and blue prints
  • Basic understanding of various diagnostic equipment including but not limited to ohms meters, voltage meters, etc.
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of power equipment including cut-off saws, demo-saws, drills, etc.
  • Thoroughly understand and follow all OSHA and company regulations as they relate to the maintenance field
  • Basic understanding of critical Maintenance, Repair, and Operations, and Proteus procedures and requirements
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong mathematical and analytical skills

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Flower Mound, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$38/hr across 417 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 Flower Mound, TX

Flower Mound, TX currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 549 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Flower Mound, or widen the search to Texas.

MITER Brands 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 Austin Industries (39), Zachry Group (30), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (22). 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 Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Flower Mound, 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 Tech I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.