Job Description

Overview

The Technician, Facility Services, Food Equipment position involves performing preventive maintenance and repairs on food equipment and facilities, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and managing work orders and maintenance schedules. The role requires a combination of technical skills and the ability to respond to emergency situations while maintaining a safe work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine preventive maintenance on food equipment, facilities, and fixtures.
  • Inspect, clean, and repair equipment and fixtures.
  • Document signs of wear and tear and determine replacement needs.
  • Conduct major and minor repairs using multiple craft skills.
  • Inspect, operate, and test equipment to diagnose issues.
  • Dismantle machines or facilities to access defective parts.
  • Utilize blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs as necessary.
  • Respond to emergency calls and document repair activities.
  • Manage work orders, maintenance schedules, and contractors.
  • Conduct price comparisons of parts and travel-related costs.
  • Order parts and replacement equipment and track orders.
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for business critical needs.
  • Operate heavy machinery and perform safety checks.
  • Maintain company vehicles and coordinate maintenance.
  • Submit maintenance invoices for payment and verify vehicle insurance.
  • Lead and participate in teams to achieve work quality and timelines.
  • Develop and implement processes to meet business needs.
  • Promote compliance with company policies and standards.

Requirements

  • Vocational or technical certification and 2 years’ experience in plumbing, electrical, material handling equipment, or related area.
  • 4 years’ experience in plumbing, electrical, material handling equipment, or related area.
  • License in a related trade in the city and/or state where the job is located.
  • Valid state-issued driver’s license and ability to pass a motor vehicle report.
  • Commercial driving record with no convictions for DUI, DWI, OUI within the last five years.
  • No more than two moving violations in the last three years.
  • No preventable accidents while operating a commercial motor vehicle in the last three years.
  • No serious traffic violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle in the last three years.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Primary location is 2225 W INTERSTATE 20, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052-3926, United States of America.
  • Participates in an on-call rotation to support business critical needs outside of standard business hours.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Grand Prairie, TX — toward the top of a $28–$39/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% 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.

The local market in Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 17 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 497 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). 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 Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Grand Prairie, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Technician, Facility Services, Food Equipment figures were last recalculated when this page was built.