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Job Description

Overview

Sunbelt Rentals is a leading equipment rental company in North America, dedicated to providing a vast fleet of equipment and exceptional service. They are seeking a Technician to perform maintenance and repairs on various equipment in a safety-focused environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
  • Conduct advanced diagnostics and make complex repairs.
  • Work on a variety of makes, models, and equipment.
  • Avoid downtime by ensuring equipment is functioning effectively.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required; trade school or equivalent training desired.
  • 5+ years of Technician experience with diesel or heavy equipment preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of hydraulic systems and troubleshooting skills.
  • Advanced knowledge of electrical systems and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to be flexible with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Physical demands include bending, squatting, crouching, reaching, and lifting 50 pounds or more.
  • Work may be indoors or outdoors as required.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, where the middle half runs $28–$39/hr across 47 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 28% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 130 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 76 different employers. 57 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 Dallas, 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 3 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.