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Overview

Sterling Crane LLC, a leader in the heavy lift industry since 1954 and part of Marmon Holdings, is seeking a Crane Mechanic in Baytown, TX. The role involves maintaining and repairing company equipment and ensuring operational efficiency and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Ensures efficient and safe performance of maintenance functions.
  • Inspects, evaluates and recommends repair and/or replacement of equipment and vehicles.
  • Performs maintenance activities and modifies existing equipment and systems.
  • Maintains appropriate inventory of repair parts and supplies.
  • Adheres to preventive maintenance program for all equipment.
  • Ensures maintenance assignments are completed in accordance with established policies and safety regulations.
  • Maintains positive working relationships with internal customers and suppliers.
  • Keeps accurate and up-to-date records and logs.
  • Coordinates activities between maintenance personnel and other departments.
  • Keeps management informed of maintenance activities and significant problems.
  • Performs equipment repairs in shop or out in the field as required.
  • Stays abreast of changes in technology, regulations and recall notices.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Working knowledge of crane operating systems, preferred.
  • Minimum 2 years mechanic repair and maintenance experience with heavy equipment.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems.
  • Working knowledge of structural and mechanical construction.
  • Ability to read and understand electrical and hydraulic schematics.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Must meet company standards on background screen and pass pre-employment drug and physical screens.
  • Valid driver license with ability to obtain CDL.

Additional Information

  • Shift: Various.
  • Environment: Indoor and Outdoor.
  • Physical Level: Physically Demanding.
  • Repetitive heavy lifting and standing for long periods.
  • Bending, twisting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, or crawling required.
  • Exposure to extreme conditions (hot and cold).

Compensation

  • $25 - $40 per hour.
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How this job compares in Baytown, 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 424 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 Baytown, TX

We're tracking 68 other active welding openings in Baytown, TX right now, from 25 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 596 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Baytown, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (29), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (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 Midlothian at $38/hr, Irving at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $37/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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