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Overview

Sunbelt Rentals is a leading equipment rental company in North America, offering a wide range of equipment and exceptional service. They are seeking a Road Mechanic to perform maintenance and repairs on various types of equipment in a safety-focused environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance and diagnostics on equipment.
  • Make repairs on equipment to avoid downtime.
  • Work on a variety of makes, models, and equipment in remote locations.
  • Develop new skills for a career track in service or operation management.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required; some trade school or equivalent training desired.
  • 3-5 years of mechanic experience with diesel or heavy construction equipment preferred.
  • Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record; CDL may be required in some locations.
  • Knowledge of hydraulic and electrical systems and troubleshooting fundamentals.
  • Ability to be flexible with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Bilingual (Spanish or other) may be required based on location needs.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Physical demands include bending, squatting, crouching, reaching, and lifting 50 pounds or more.
  • Work may be indoors or outdoors depending on job requirements.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to comply with applicable laws.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $23–$41/hr across 92 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 48% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

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 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 Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. currently has 2 other openings 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Road Mechanic 2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.