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Job Description

Overview

Arcosa Shoring Products is seeking a Maintenance Technician for their Houston, TX plant, specializing in trench shoring equipment for the construction industry. The Maintenance Tech will perform preventive maintenance and repairs on various types of production and mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, build, test, and perform preventive maintenance and repairs to electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
  • Determine causes of operating problems and consult schematics, electrical codes, manuals, and blueprints.
  • Order replacement parts as needed.
  • Perform high voltage electrical repairs including controls and relays.
  • Complete and maintain all required records.
  • Assist in the toolroom as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years of related experience.
  • Ability to cut and weld.
  • Experience troubleshooting 3 phase equipment up to 600v.
  • Ability to read specifications and schematics.
  • Regular and predictable attendance.
  • Knowledge of shop mechanics and mechanical/electrical operations of equipment.
  • Proven ability to safely and efficiently perform all essential functions.
  • Ability to follow directions and work within a teamwork environment.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a full-time position.
  • Hours will be discussed during the interview process.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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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.

Arcosa Inc. currently has 9 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.

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