Field Service Technician - Crawler Cranes and Duty Cycle Machines

Location

Houston, TX

Wage

$29.92 – $52.3/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 21, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Field Service Technician will diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile equipment such as crawler cranes and drilling rigs. This role requires applying electrical and mechanical theory to ensure operational efficiency and compliance with manufacturer specifications while promoting safety and maintaining a clean work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or modification to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturer’s specifications.
  • Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
  • Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment in order to diagnose defects.
  • Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
  • Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles.
  • Examine parts for damage or excessive wear using micrometers and gauges.
  • Read, understand, and interpret operating manuals, parts manuals, blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
  • Inspect, test, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions using test instruments.
  • Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
  • Complete assigned paperwork as instructed.
  • Oversee the maintenance of quality standards through visual and mechanical inspection methods.
  • Promote a safe work environment by ensuring the group and self follow established safety procedures.
  • Oversee the handling and disposing of hazardous wastes.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or GED.
  • At least three years of experience as a technician in the crane business.
  • Demonstrates initiative to visualize, organize, manage, and complete projects in individual and group settings.
  • Ability to interface with all levels of staff.
  • Demonstrates ability to handle confidential information.
  • Proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheets.
  • Ability to multi-task while completing work in a competent and professional manner.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver license and passport.
  • Ability to work overtime as well as on weekends or on call duty.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Travel domestically and internationally up to 90% of the time.
  • Candidates must currently reside in, or be willing to relocate to, Houston, TX; Frenchtown, NJ; or Miami, FL.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 52% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 84 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 83% 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 334 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 191 different employers. 83 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,230 other active welding openings from 585 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Liebherr USA 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 (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 Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Field Service Technician - Crawler Cranes and Duty Cycle Machines figures were last recalculated when this page was built.