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Overview

KP Staffing Pasadena is hiring an Operational Maintenance Specialist in Baytown, TX, to diagnose, repair, and maintain production equipment, ensuring efficient operations and minimal downtime.

Responsibilities

  • Follow production closely and respond immediately to equipment-related issues
  • Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and other equipment malfunctions
  • Conduct periodic inspections to identify potential problems in other areas of the pipe mill
  • Perform routine preventive maintenance tasks to avoid breakdowns
  • Communicate and work together with workstation operators
  • Keep spare parts of critical equipment and manage consumables
  • Take notes of points requiring maintenance and notify the supervisor and engineer
  • Give feedback to the operations engineer and mill manager
  • Keep maintenance parameters and settings within the MES/PC
  • Follow all PPE policies and safety rules
  • Follow the 5S implementation procedure
  • Train and mentor operations personnel and maintenance technicians
  • Train other workers on maintenance of equipment

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or GED equivalent
  • Minimum 5 years within a similar work field is required
  • Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required
  • Manual dexterity required for operating machinery, hand tools, and hand-held measurement devices
  • Experience operating measuring devices such as calipers and micrometers
  • Knowledge of mechanic assembly, welding, and working with required tolerance conditions
  • Advanced mechanics knowledge is required
  • Strong ability to follow up on work
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including overtime and weekends when needed

Additional Information

  • 1st shift and 2nd shift: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
  • Location: Baytown, TX
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How this job compares in Baytown, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 325 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Baytown, TX

We're tracking 67 other active welding openings in Baytown, TX right now, from 20 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 497 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Baytown, or widen the search to Texas.

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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