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Overview

Join a Fortune 500 EPC company supporting complex industrial and energy-related projects as a Senior Electro-Mechanical Technician. This role involves troubleshooting equipment, solving problems, and ensuring the manufacturing operation runs safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance on production machinery, facility equipment, and related systems.
  • Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
  • Diagnose electrical issues involving 480V, 208V, 120V, and 24VDC systems.
  • Troubleshoot PLC-based control systems, motor starters, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
  • Repair and maintain CNC machinery and other industrial equipment.
  • Disassemble, inspect, repair, and replace defective machine components.
  • Assist with new equipment installations, including conduit and wiring.
  • Complete maintenance work orders, service records, and preventive maintenance documentation.
  • Follow established safety procedures and support continuous improvement efforts.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of industrial electrical maintenance experience.
  • 1+ years of CNC machine repair experience.
  • Experience troubleshooting PLC-based control systems.
  • Strong electrical troubleshooting skills.
  • Understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, instrumentation drawings, and technical specifications.
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize repairs, and follow written procedures.
  • Ability to work overtime and accommodate night-shift requirements.

Benefits

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

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Sugar Land, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 24% 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 72% 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 Sugar Land, TX

Sugar Land, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 497 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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.

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