Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for servicing and maintaining electro-mechanical equipment, overseeing facility upkeep, and training Maintenance Specialists. This role is crucial for supporting site operations and ensuring equipment efficiency and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Perform daily hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, service, and repair of on-site equipment.
  • Communicate with the Service and Engineering team to arrange spare parts and support.
  • Assemble, align, and install equipment and machine upgrades as necessary.
  • Provide 24/7 monitoring of equipment via phone support with rapid response.
  • Routinely inspect equipment to ensure efficient and safe operation.
  • Manage a team of 2-3 custodial and entry-level maintenance specialists.
  • Assist with other leadership functions in the building as needed.
  • Communicate with facility leadership to arrange planned downtime for maintenance.
  • Record data and keep logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities.
  • Provide remote support to plant facilities outside the region.
  • Maintain spare parts inventory at the Houston facility.
  • Cover for other Supervisors and Managers during callouts or vacations.

Requirements

  • Must have a current Grade 3 Stationary Engineer License.
  • Maintenance experience in mechanical assemblies, boilers, autoclaves, and production equipment.
  • Welding experience and basic repair work.
  • Ability to identify and repair electrical issues.
  • Experience supervising employees in entry-level roles is a plus.
  • Ability to troubleshoot PLC controlled machines.
  • Proficient in using computers, tablets, and smart devices.
  • Knowledge of medical waste processing center operations.

Benefits

  • 401K
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This role entails 24/7 emergency monitoring of boiler systems.
  • Typical work week is Monday – Friday, but maintenance may be required on evenings or weekends.

Benefits

401K
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 28% 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 76% 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 - 6K Sign-On Bonus figures were last recalculated when this page was built.