Job Description

Overview

Our client, a leading manufacturing company, is looking for a skilled Thermoform Maintenance Mechanic to support the reliability and performance of its manufacturing operations. This role will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving production and facility equipment, primarily focusing on thermoforming and other manufacturing machinery.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on thermoforming equipment, manufacturing machinery, and facility systems.
  • Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and automated equipment issues.
  • Respond to equipment breakdowns and production maintenance needs in a timely manner to minimize downtime.
  • Diagnose equipment problems, identify root causes, and implement effective repairs and long-term solutions.
  • Assist with machine changeovers, equipment setups, modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics, blueprints, technical manuals, and equipment documentation.
  • Inspect, test, and evaluate equipment performance to identify potential failures and recommend corrective actions.
  • Repair or replace components including motors, bearings, belts, valves, pumps, sensors, and other mechanical and electrical components.
  • Support the installation, modification, startup, and commissioning of new equipment and machinery.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and parts inventory documentation.
  • Utilize hand tools, power tools, diagnostic equipment, hoists, powered industrial vehicles, and other maintenance equipment as required.
  • Partner with production, engineering, and quality teams to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance.
  • Follow all safety, GMP, quality, and company policies and procedures.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing, industrial, processing, packaging, or related environment.
  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills.
  • Experience troubleshooting and repairing pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and automated equipment.
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics, blueprints, and technical documentation.
  • Proficiency using hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment.
  • Knowledge of preventive maintenance programs and work order systems.
  • Basic computer skills with the ability to accurately document maintenance activities.
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple assignments, and respond effectively to maintenance needs in a plant environment.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot older or established machinery.

Additional Information

  • Steady, plant-based maintenance environment supporting ongoing manufacturing operations.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, and lift materials and equipment throughout the shift.
  • Manufacturing environment may include varying temperatures, noise levels, dust, and other production-related conditions.
  • Ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds and work at heights or in confined spaces when required.
  • Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, where the middle half runs $28–$39/hr across 51 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 127 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 78 different employers. 42 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,322 other active welding openings from 610 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (32), 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 $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Dallas, TX

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