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Overview

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. is a leading solutions provider to the energy industry, focused on improving access to hydrocarbons and maximizing shareholder value. The Diesel Mechanic role involves providing technical support for terminal and logistics equipment, emphasizing safety and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Gathers technical information to perform the job.
  • Ensures equipment is DOT compliant prior to leaving the shop.
  • Performs equipment walk around and inspects and adjusts equipment; properly disposes of wastes.
  • Performs equipment repairs, changes and charges out parts, checks the status of equipment availability with site supervisors.
  • Responsible for all tasks related to predictive and preventative maintenance programs.
  • Performs work order repairs.
  • Performs light welding and cutting to patch holes in trailers.
  • Coordinates and plans downtime efficiently to maximize uptime of production.
  • Understands all equipment in depth and can troubleshoot, analyze, and make quick responsive repairs without guidance.
  • Able to set up operator welders, drill press, grinder, hand tools and other metal working equipment.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Three (3) to Five (5) years' experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics and basic electrical repair.
  • Technical school a plus but not required.
  • Working knowledge of Tech Tool is preferred.
  • Must have experience in maintaining and repairing Class 8 diesel-powered tractors.
  • ASE electrical, Air brake System, or A/C Certification preferred.
  • Sufficient education to make appropriate arithmetic equations and complete written documentation and records.
  • Must be able to read and interpret diagrams, use simple math, and use basic hand held measuring tools.
  • Basic computer skills required to use maintenance software to track and log maintenance costs.
  • Basic welding skills (Oxy/Acetylene, ARC, and MIG).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Shift: 14 days on 7 off, 12 and half hour days.
  • Room and board provided near the location of the job.
  • Must be able to tolerate working conditions associated with no air conditioning or heat.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Kermit, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 385 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% 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 Kermit, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Kermit, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,031 other active welding openings from 471 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (30), 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 Midlothian at $38/hr, Pasadena at $38/hr, and Dallas at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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