Job Description

Overview

The Injection Molding Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining equipment uptime and optimizing utilization, working closely with the Maintenance Manager. This role involves troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of facility and production equipment, as well as developing preventative maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain satisfactory up-time and optimum utilization of equipment.
  • Create and document preventative maintenance program procedures for capital equipment.
  • Develop specifications and make recommendations on auxiliary equipment purchases.
  • Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair all facility and production equipment.
  • Operate mobile equipment such as skid loaders, scissor lifts, and forklifts.
  • Maintain documentation of maintenance schedules, equipment installations, and work orders.
  • Monitor maintenance budget, inventory, and expenses.
  • Be on call 24 hours for maintenance-related issues.
  • Maintain calibration of injection machine controls.
  • Provide technical assistance on facility maintenance including electrical systems and plumbing.
  • Drive continuous improvement across operations.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area and company grounds.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate or GED.
  • Minimum of 7 years’ experience in maintenance of industrial equipment, preferably injection molding machines.
  • Experience with industrial mechanical repair including hydraulics, motors, and pumps.
  • Possess electrical knowledge and ability to interpret electrical schematics.
  • Ability to diagnose problems with equipment and devise solutions.

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 $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 93 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 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

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