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Overview

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for assisting in the maintenance, repair, and installation of various shop facilities and equipment. This role involves working from technical documents and performing tasks to ensure the equipment operates efficiently.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and understand the workings of the facilities' operating equipment.
  • Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of math and instruments such as micrometers, verniers, and gauges.
  • Select the appropriate tools, machines, and materials to be used in the preparation of machine work.
  • Measure, examine, and test completed equipment for defects and ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Read work orders to determine specifications, such as material to be used, location of equipment, and dimensions and tolerances.
  • Maintain a clean, safe working environment.
  • Perform other related tasks and support other areas of the shop as assigned by management.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • 0-5 years’ experience in a maintenance environment.
  • Ability to foresee changes relevant to area of responsibility.
  • Ability to organize work assignments to ensure efficient operations within the area.
  • Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner to achieve intended objective.
  • Ability to read and use related quality control tools such as vernier calipers, micrometers, indicators, and tape measures.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Understanding of lean and 6S safety in a manufacturing environment.
  • Basic computer skills.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, where the middle half runs $23–$41/hr across 82 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 323 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 189 different employers. 74 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 516 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.

MD&A 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 (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.

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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. Maintenance Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.