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Overview

Milacron is seeking a Field Service Technician for 100% travel in Texas/Oklahoma, responsible for installations, maintenance, and repairs of plastic injection/extrusion equipment, with a focus on troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and repair plastic injection/extrusion equipment
  • Perform scheduled preventative maintenance activities on equipment
  • Effectively interface with customers in repairing equipment as needed
  • Evaluate and make recommendations regarding required repairs
  • Install computer software programs to manufactured machines

Requirements

  • Associate degree in industrial electricity, electronic engineering technology, or related field, or equivalent training and experience
  • 2+ years of experience working with hydraulics, mechanics, and/or similar skillsets
  • Valid driver’s license with clean driving record
  • Willingness to travel and work overtime as necessary
  • 2+ years of experience working with plastic injection/extrusion equipment or similar types of equipment or machine tool
  • Mechanical, electrical, machining, and hydraulic circuit skills
  • Ability to read mechanical blueprints and electrical schematics

Additional Information

  • $3000 sign-on bonus
  • 100% travel but home on most weekends
  • Per diem, company vehicle, credit card provided
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$39/hr across 52 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 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.

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