Job Description

Overview

The Electrician at Gmsp performs maintenance to keep plant equipment and machinery in good operating condition, utilizing a variety of methods to diagnose and repair equipment. The role requires troubleshooting mechanical assemblies and performing routine maintenance duties.

Responsibilities

  • Works from drawings, sketches, and manuals to install, adjust, repair, and maintain equipment.
  • Positions, fits, and welds components to assemble structural forms and machinery according to blueprints.
  • Troubleshoots and services pumps, gear boxes, motors, cranes, and hydraulic systems at an intermediate level.
  • Inspects conditions of plant operating machines and equipment for preventative maintenance.
  • Performs routine equipment care on all shop machinery and mobile equipment.
  • Tears down, replaces, repairs, installs, and assembles simple equipment parts.
  • Cuts, bends, and threads conduit, pipe, and tubing.
  • Maintains records of work performed, repairs, and material usage.
  • Operates mobile equipment to lift and transport materials.
  • Ensures daily preventative maintenance is performed on vehicles and mobile equipment.
  • Follows PPE requirements and safety guidelines.
  • Assists in training coworkers as needed.
  • Maintains communication with coworkers through two-way radio and hand signals.
  • Works as part of a self-directed team with limited supervision.
  • Maintains work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
  • Engages in GBS tools and methodology.
  • Assists maintenance personnel as needed.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • AAS in industrial maintenance and maintenance reliability certifications are preferred.
  • Verifiable maintenance technical training.
  • Understanding of shop mathematics and use of precision measuring instruments.
  • Experience working in an industrial environment with routine maintenance.
  • 3 to 5 years of heavy industrial mechanical maintenance experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of AC/DC motors, gear box mechanics, lubrication principles, welding, and common maintenance hand tools.
  • Intermediate knowledge of pumps, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and welding principles.

Additional Information

  • Ability to work a rotating shift schedule including days, nights, and weekends.
  • Ability to tolerate working in areas with noise levels up to 120 decibels.

How this job compares in Midlothian, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 454 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 Midlothian, TX

Midlothian, TX currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,288 other active welding openings from 594 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Midlothian, or widen the search to Texas.

Gerdau North America currently has 2 other openings 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 (31), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (21). 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 San Angelo at $39/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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