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Overview

The Industrial Maintenance Mechanic position at International Paper involves diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems for plant equipment. The company is a leader in sustainable packaging solutions and values employee well-being and inclusivity.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose, repair, replace, and install plant mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on equipment such as conveyors, presses, and stackers.
  • Read and understand mechanical prints, AC/DC motors, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams.
  • Troubleshoot, repair, and install mechanical components and various types of equipment.
  • Fabricate equipment using welding techniques to meet desired needs.
  • Identify and locate unusual sounds indicating potential trouble in equipment.
  • Dismantle equipment to access defective parts.

Requirements

  • 5 years of manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Working knowledge of various types of measurement equipment.
  • Ability to examine and determine the degree of wear on parts and repair or replace as needed.
  • Skilled in operating metal, woodworking, and hand tools safely.
  • Excellent attendance and safety record.
  • Ability to work in a team environment and flexible hours including weekends.
  • Computer skills to work in SAP for notifications and work orders.
  • Basic tools required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Grand Prairie Container, 1200 W. Carrier Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050.
  • Shifts: 7am - 3pm, 3pm - 11pm, 11pm - 7am, rotating weekends off.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Grand Prairie, TX — toward the top of a $23–$34/hr middle band drawn from 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% 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 Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 32 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 16 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,288 other active welding openings from 593 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

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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