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Overview

PrideStaff is working with a local health company seeking a Maintenance Technician to support, troubleshoot, service equipment, install upgrades, and perform emergency repairs for medical waste treatment facilities in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

  • Perform daily maintenance, hands-on troubleshooting, on-site service, and repairs for production machinery.
  • Assemble, align, and install machine upgrades within strict timelines and budgets.
  • Diagnose mechanical assemblies, perform repair welding, identify electrical faults, and troubleshoot PLC-controlled systems.
  • Interface with plant operations, global teams, and suppliers to coordinate downtime and execute maintenance.
  • Provide remote assistance to plants to resolve issues and minimize production downtime.
  • Maintain Washsmart inventory across locations to ensure plants remain effectively stocked.
  • Submit weekly progress reports and coordinate with the service team regarding parts, travel, and logistics.
  • Assist with additional needs as requested.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent Required.
  • 3+ Years of Relevant Maintenance Experience Required.
  • Holds a Valid Grade 3 Stationary Engineer’s License.
  • Proven Experience Maintaining, Troubleshooting, and Repairing Boiler and Conveyor Systems.
  • Strong Background in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Including Repair Welding.
  • Ability to Effectively Troubleshoot PLC-Controlled Machinery.
  • Demonstrates Superb Written and Verbal Communication Skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 1st Shift, Mon - Fri (Travel is Required)
  • Full-Time, Direct Hire

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 41% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $23–$41/hr middle band drawn from 92 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 344 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 194 different employers. 138 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 548 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.

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

Similar openings near Houston, TX

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