Job Description

Overview

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America focused on healthy hydration, offering a portfolio of recognizable, sustainably sourced beverages distributed across over 150,000 retail outlets. The Maintenance Mechanic III role involves executing preventative maintenance and repairing equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, lead and execute preventative maintenance according to PM schedule to minimize equipment downtime.
  • Complete reactive maintenance on production lines to recover from equipment failures by repairing mechanical, electrical, and structural components.
  • Create retrofits and fabrication, complete machine tear down/repair and assembly, and work on PLCs, VFDs, and electric motor.
  • Conduct creative problem solving to identify and perform equipment improvements.
  • Coach operators and peers on basic maintenance and equipment settings.
  • Participate in special project work on equipment upgrades or installations.
  • Work with team members and operators to ensure the daily production schedule is met.
  • Maintain partnerships with team members and vendors using effective communication.
  • Provide break relief to production operators or team members as needed.
  • Operate a forklift as needed to complete duties.

Requirements

  • Ability to pass a Ramsay aptitude test.
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
  • 3 or more years of previous maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated sense of urgency in completing tasks and comfort working in a high-speed production environment.
  • Strong mechanical and electrical skills; PLC experience desired.
  • Solid computer skills, including the use of Word, Excel, Outlook.
  • Experience with CMMS or ERP systems needed, SAP experience preferred.
  • Ability to work independently or with a team and communicate effectively.
  • Solid problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to coach others.
  • Able to lift 100 lbs. and pull 120 lbs. as needed while performing work.
  • Able to work with an awkward posture for 2 hours or more.
  • Ability to successfully complete an online skills assessment prior to onsite interview.
  • Strong English language skills to effectively communicate with customers.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Factory Location: Pasadena, TX
  • Compensation: $42.81/hour with $.50 increases after 90 and 180 days upon successful review.
  • Shift: Rotating 2-2-3 schedule 6:00 PM to 6:30 AM.
  • Shift differential: 6%-8% of base hourly rate paid for applicable hours worked.
  • Needed flexibility to work additional hours and holidays based on business needs.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 38% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $25–$39/hr middle band drawn from 325 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 86% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 41 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 19 different employers. 7 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 Pasadena, 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 $35/hr. Pasadena is among them.

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