Job Description

Overview

The Facilities Maintenance Technician performs general repairs, alterations, and construction to City buildings and facilities, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and HVAC maintenance. The position requires a variety of technical skills and adherence to safety practices.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance and repair of City facilities, equipment, and buildings.
  • Operate, maintain, and repair mechanical tools and equipment.
  • Assist employees in building maintenance methods and techniques.
  • Perform minor repairs and replace plumbing fixtures.
  • Conduct carpentry work including construction and remodeling.
  • Install, maintain, and repair electrical lighting systems and fixtures.
  • Inspect building facilities to identify maintenance needs.
  • Maintain keyless access control systems.
  • Repair Nederman Exhaust Systems within the Fire Department.
  • Install, adjust, repair, and inspect HVAC equipment.
  • Manage building automation systems.
  • Assist with major plumbing and electrical installation and repairs.
  • Read and interpret sketches, diagrams, and blueprints.
  • Monitor and maintain preventive maintenance records.
  • Participate in pre-season pool preparation.
  • Maintain lock systems for City buildings.
  • Monitor and maintain fire sprinkler and alarm systems.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Six months of experience in one or more building maintenance trades.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Certification in one of the following trades: Electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, or locksmithing.
  • Ability to obtain required certification within the first twelve months of employment.
  • Possession of aerial lift and forklift certification as required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Overtime as needed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Mesquite, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 417 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Mesquite, TX

Mesquite, TX currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,230 other active welding openings from 584 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Mesquite, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (28), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (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 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.

Similar openings near Mesquite, TX

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