Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for safely maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing production equipment throughout the facility, performing various maintenance activities to support efficient plant operations. Shell, with over 11,000 employees, has been delivering secure energy supplies across America for more than 100 years.

Responsibilities

  • Comply with all HSSE regulations and contribute to a strong safety culture.
  • Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on plant equipment and systems.
  • Troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild mechanical equipment, including pumps and conveyors.
  • Operate maintenance tools and equipment safely and effectively.
  • Use precision maintenance tools such as laser alignment systems.
  • Utilize the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for work orders and documentation.
  • Request, receive, and manage Permits to Work as required.
  • Perform and manage Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) activities.
  • Read and interpret technical drawings and plant layouts.
  • Understand plant piping systems and ensure compliance with site standards.
  • Identify and implement equipment improvements for reliability and performance.
  • Communicate effectively with operations personnel and contractors.
  • Work closely with OEMs and vendors for maintenance planning and repairs.
  • Participate in post-maintenance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Safely work in a lubricants manufacturing environment.

Requirements

  • Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 4 years of current industrial mechanic or millwright experience.
  • Must possess a mechanical craft discipline qualification.
  • Experience with high-speed packaging and rotating equipment.
  • Ability to use hand tools and read drawings.
  • Ability to take field measurements and install/remove equipment.
  • Ability to work off JLG and scissor lifts.
  • Ability to operate a forklift.
  • Welding and using a torch are a plus.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • There is an Online Assessment required for this position.
  • The starting hourly rate for this role is $37.16.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Galena Park, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $25–$38/hr middle band drawn from 348 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% 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 Galena Park, TX

Galena Park, TX currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 515 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Galena Park, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (28), and Worley (19). 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 Arlington at $39/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Galena Park, 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 Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.