Job Description

Overview

Enerflex is seeking a skilled Millwright/Mechanic with strong technical expertise and hands-on experience in gas compression equipment. The role requires a commitment to high-quality workmanship and the ability to work independently in deadline-driven environments.

Responsibilities

  • Have 3+ years’ experience in reading drawings and setting reciprocating compressors and engines/motors.
  • Perform coupling alignments using Opt-align and FIXTURLASER XA Pro.
  • Read micrometers and have experience with dial indicators.
  • Heat and install coupling hubs confidently.
  • Perform soft foot pull down checks on compressor feet and engine feet.
  • Install and align cooler sheaves and belts.
  • Perform flatness tests on compressor frames using FIXTURLASER XA Pro.
  • Perform rod run outs, cross head clearance checks, and adjust piston end clearance.
  • Install distance piece supports and perform proper lift according to manufacturer specs.
  • Install and level compressor cylinders.
  • Read and understand compressor component balance sheets and lubricator blocks.

Requirements

  • Ability to read and understand ENERFLEX standards and drawings.
  • Knowledge of how gas compressors operate and function.
  • Expert knowledge of packaging process and gas compression units.
  • Self-motivated and able to perform high-quality work.
  • Ability to maintain a professional attitude and work under pressure of deadlines.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Industrial environment requiring standing, bending, squatting, lifting, and walking.
  • May be required to lift, carry, and move up to 50 lbs.
  • Many tasks have high degrees of time sensitivity.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

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.

Enerflex Ltd. currently has 8 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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