Houston Milk Maint - Maint Partner II - Full time

Location

Houston, TX

Employment Type

Full-time

Apply for This Position

Posted on November 6, 2026

Job Description

Overview

As a Maintenance Partner, you'll work in a team environment to provide technical support for maintaining manufacturing processes and equipment, ensuring safety and quality in production.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain manufacturing processes and equipment in optimum condition.
  • Integrate process techniques to achieve high levels of overall process effectiveness.
  • Operate various electrical, electronic, hydraulic, mechanical, and welding equipment.
  • Repair and replace building systems and plant equipment.
  • Perform inspections and preventative maintenance on various systems.
  • Troubleshoot and isolate problems in building systems and equipment.
  • Read and design blueprints for equipment repair and modifications.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Experience in maintenance, specifically in electrical, mechanical, and equipment repair.
  • Strong working knowledge of plant equipment maintenance operations.
  • Ability to identify and work with various electrical and mechanical components.
  • Knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, and refrigeration systems.
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints.

Additional Information

  • Regularly lift up to 20 lbs and occasionally lift 20 lbs or more.
  • Work extended hours and rotating schedules.
  • Work in various temperature-controlled environments depending on plant location.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 75 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 179 different employers. 81 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 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.

H-E-B currently has 4 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 Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). 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 $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Houston Milk Maint - Maint Partner II - Full time figures were last recalculated when this page was built.