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Overview

Stericycle is now part of WM, a leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. The Senior Plant Maintenance Technician will perform maintenance functions under facility leadership, ensuring operational readiness of plant machinery and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance on all buildings and grounds and plant machinery.
  • Conduct diagnostic evaluations on equipment and make necessary repairs.
  • Perform routine maintenance on various machinery including autoclave process equipment and air pollution control devices.
  • Maintain hydraulic systems, pH control, fire tube boilers, and general plumbing.
  • Conduct light electrical maintenance on plant equipment.
  • Assist Facility/Maintenance Manager with general work to ensure a safe and efficient facility.
  • Document results through completed work orders or in a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
  • Order parts and manage inventory using a computer-based procurement system.
  • Stay current on all required safety training and be on-call for emergency repairs.

Requirements

  • 4 years of related experience and/or training.
  • Experience with forklifts, aerial-lifts, and rigging equipment.
  • Experience with Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and confined space programs.
  • High School Diploma or GED (preferred).
  • Boiler, Welding, or Electrical certification or license (preferred).
  • Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) certification (preferred).
  • Valid Driver's License (preferred).

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Pay Rate: $33.00 per hour, paid weekly.
  • Shift: Sunday 2 AM to 10:30 AM; Monday-Thursday 6 AM to 2:30 PM.
  • This role is designated as safety sensitive.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Garland, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $23–$38/hr middle band drawn from 416 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 62% 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 Garland, TX

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Garland, TX right now, from 9 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 549 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Garland, or widen the search to Texas.

WM 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 (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.

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