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Job Description

Overview

Sunbelt Rentals is a leading equipment rental company in North America, seeking a Level 2 Technician to perform preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on various equipment in a safety-focused environment. The company values its employees and offers extensive training and competitive benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
  • Diagnose and repair equipment to avoid downtime.
  • Work on a variety of makes, models, and equipment.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required; trade school or equivalent training desired.
  • 3 to 5 years of mechanic experience with diesel or heavy equipment preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of hydraulic and electrical systems.
  • Ability to be flexible with changing priorities.
  • Bilingual (Spanish or Other) may be required based on location needs.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Physical demands include bending, squatting, lifting 50 pounds or more.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to comply with applicable laws.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $22–$37/hr across 99 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 46% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 371 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 205 different employers. 118 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.

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Technician - Level 2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.