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Overview

The Mechanic position at Luminant Generation Company LLC involves inspecting, repairing, and maintaining various types of mechanical, hydraulic, and steam-related equipment in a power plant setting. This role is essential for ensuring the proper functioning of critical equipment and adhering to safety regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting/performing troubleshooting of plant equipment.
  • Conducting preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure proper functioning.
  • Performing daily maintenance, construction, demolition, overhauls, repair/replacement, and removal/installation of plant equipment and structures.
  • Providing skills for maintaining equipment at the plant.
  • Performing clearances in LOTOV under the direction of a senior operator or supervisor.
  • Utilizing/operating various types of hand, power, precision, or machine tools.
  • Understanding and following current safety and environmental regulations.
  • Ensuring strict adherence to safety, health, and environmental procedures.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of mechanical maintenance experience in a power plant or heavy industrial setting.
  • High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
  • Demonstrate standard computer-based skills.
  • Demonstrate effective oral and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

  • Location: Sunnyvale, Texas.
  • Level of position will be determined by applicable skills/experience.
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How this job compares in Sunnyvale, 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 329 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 Sunnyvale, TX

Sunnyvale, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,117 other active welding openings from 509 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (28), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (18). 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 $38/hr, and Irving at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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