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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a reliability-focused Industrial Maintenance Technician to manage our injection molding assets and supporting utilities, ensuring equipment uptime and effective maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

  • Map every injection press, auxiliary, and facility system to a preventive maintenance plan.
  • Establish a calibration cadence for machine controls and verify screw and barrel condition.
  • Stabilize top downtime drivers through root cause analysis and rapid countermeasures.
  • Baseline parts inventory and maintenance spend while implementing budget controls.
  • Partner with the Maintenance Manager to maximize equipment utilization and availability.
  • Author and execute PM procedures for presses and auxiliaries.
  • Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical issues on production and facility equipment.
  • Specify and recommend auxiliary equipment purchases that enhance reliability and throughput.
  • Operate mobile equipment as needed, including forklifts and scissor lifts.
  • Maintain thorough records of PMs, installations, structural repairs, work orders, and facility operating reports.
  • Control maintenance costs by monitoring inventory and expenses.
  • Provide technical support for facility infrastructure including electrical systems and plumbing.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives and maintain safe, orderly work areas.
  • Remain on call 24/7 for maintenance issues that could impact customer deliveries.
  • Complete additional related tasks as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED.
  • Minimum 7 years in industrial maintenance with injection molding machinery.
  • Demonstrated mechanical know-how across hydraulics, pumps, and motors.
  • Strong electrical background with the ability to read schematics and troubleshoot complex wiring.
  • Track record of timely, cost-effective repairs and sound troubleshooting.
  • Can-do, self-motivated, and clear communicator.
  • Decisive and data-driven, exercising good judgment under pressure.
  • Comfortable reading engineering drawings plus electrical and hydraulic schematics.
  • Expertise with industrial electrical control and hydraulic systems.
  • Proficient in diagnosing single- and three-phase motors.
  • Familiarity with logic/PLC controls is a plus.
  • Works independently and drives projects to completion.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

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 206 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.

Texas Injection Molding 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. Industrial Maintenance Technician — Injection & Auxiliary Systems figures were last recalculated when this page was built.