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Overview

Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, providing flow control solutions for essential industries. The Field Service Technician I installs, commissions, monitors, troubleshoots, and repairs equipment across various industries, delivering real-time technical support and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Make direct, in-person service calls in response to customer requests.
  • Assess mechanical problems and take actions to resolve promptly.
  • Work side-by-side with customer personnel and lead work crews as required.
  • Oversee the full cycle of repair: disassembly, cleaning, inspection, repair, and assembly.
  • Ensure that equipment is installed successfully and on schedule.
  • Check equipment prior to start-up and assess start-up performance.
  • Monitor the maintenance and performance of Flowserve equipment.
  • Train customers in the proper procedures for operating and maintaining Flowserve products.
  • Collaborate effectively with supporting organizations of Flowserve.
  • Maintain and submit organized, accurate records, including daily reports and job details.

Requirements

  • Knowledgeable about industrial applications and operations of pumps, valves, seals, actuators, and mechanical equipment.
  • Experience with installing mechanical equipment.
  • Experience with repairing valve equipment, installing mechanical seals, and changing seal faces/gaskets/O rings.
  • Proven ability to correctly read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and schematics.
  • Must be a self-starter with good follow-through, capable of working independently.
  • Capable in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
  • An active driver’s license with a good driving record is essential.
  • Able to travel globally for extended periods.
  • Able to work overtime as required.
  • Physical activity is required, including frequent lifting up to 50 pounds.

Additional Information

  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Communicate Flowserve’s values for ethics, safety, and quality.
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$37/hr across 100 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 371 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 205 different employers. 119 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Flowserve Corporation currently has 1 other opening 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 (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). 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 Abernathy at $45/hr, Arlington at $40/hr, and Pasadena at $37/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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