Job Description

Overview

HCA Healthcare is committed to providing exceptional patient care with integrity and compassion. The Mechanic II PRN role involves maintaining and repairing facility equipment and systems at HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland.

Responsibilities

  • Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on plumbing, electrical, HVAC equipment, exhaust systems, and building automation systems on the hospital campus.
  • Plan, coordinate, and provide hands-on skills for minor alterations and construction not requiring city or state permits.
  • Perform or manage comprehensive ground repairs.
  • Perform testing and operation of the Emergency Power system (Generator testing).
  • Perform testing of the fire pump.
  • Assist Plant Director with fire alarm/sprinkler testing schedules and repairs.
  • Assist other stationary engineers as required.
  • Assist with scheduling of vendors for preventive maintenance and testing of equipment as required by code.
  • Adhere to all hospital and department policies and procedures.
  • Respond to Code (Red, Pink, and Gray).

Requirements

  • 3 years previous experience in healthcare maintenance setting or 5 years in a commercial building.
  • Knowledge of electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems, building automation systems, and customer service skills.
  • Strong knowledge of Emergency Generators and fire code.
  • Technical school required without previous experience.
  • High School Diploma/GED.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Pearland, 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–$39/hr across 309 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 Pearland, TX

Pearland, TX currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,092 other active welding openings from 492 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Pearland, or widen the search to Texas.

HCA Houston Healthcare 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 Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (29), 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 Pearland, TX

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