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Job Description

Overview

OxyChem is seeking an experienced, self-motivated Millwright to join the Battleground Plant in La Porte, TX. This position focuses on maintaining the plant's rotating and mechanical equipment to ensure safe and reliable operations.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of employees and communities.
  • Monitor condition of rotating machinery using parameters such as vibration, temperature, and pressure.
  • Understand and assess the daily operation of various types of equipment and provide reliability improvement recommendations.
  • Maintain equipment to design specifications, including pumps, compressors, and mechanical equipment.
  • Perform preventative and predictive maintenance and troubleshoot problems.
  • Be familiar with SAP, RMP, and warehouse parts management.
  • Perform work associated with fabrication, assembly, disassembly, and repair of vessels.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • A minimum of 2 years mechanical experience in millwright activities in an industrial environment.
  • Ability to read process flow diagrams, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings.
  • Proof of NCCER certification required prior to employment.
  • Able to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.
  • Ability to read, speak, and write English.
  • Valid driver’s license required.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft applications.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
  • Must be able to lift 40 lbs, climb ladders and stairs, and wear personal protective equipment.
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$38/hr across 349 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 La Porte, TX

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 12 different employers. 3 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 La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

OxyChem 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 (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 La Porte, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Millwright figures were last recalculated when this page was built.