Maintenance Mechanic
Location
Irving, TX
Wage
$30 – $35/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 9, 2026
Location
Irving, TX
Wage
$30 – $35/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 9, 2026
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for maintaining and repairing facility systems and manufacturing equipment, troubleshooting mechanical issues, and improving manufacturing processes. This role develops preventive maintenance programs, supports production operations, and promotes equipment reliability and workplace safety.
At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $23–$36/hr middle band drawn from 439 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 64% 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.
We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in Irving, TX right now, from 13 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 582 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Irving, or widen the search to Texas.
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.
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.