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Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Field Service Technician to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain advanced air pollution control equipment across the continental United States. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a mechanically minded technician to work independently and tackle new challenges at various job sites.

Responsibilities

  • Install, assemble, troubleshoot, and repair industrial air pollution control equipment, including thermal oxidizers and flares.
  • Perform hands-on mechanical work, equipment modifications, maintenance, and repairs at customer facilities.
  • Read and interpret technical drawings, including piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
  • Independently manage on-site service assignments, diagnose equipment issues, and implement effective solutions.
  • Support equipment buildouts, assembly, and teardown activities during initial Houston-based training.
  • Follow job safety analyses (JSAs), site-specific safety procedures, and industry best practices.
  • Travel approximately 70–75% throughout the continental US to support installations, service calls, and customer projects.

Requirements

  • Hands-on mechanical experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting industrial or OEM equipment.
  • Ability to read and interpret equipment drawings, blueprints, and P&IDs.
  • Previous field service experience with a strong understanding of industrial job site safety practices.
  • Ability to work independently, solve problems, and confidently manage assignments without direct supervision.
  • Willingness and flexibility to travel approximately 70–75% of the time, including occasional short-notice trips and extended assignments.
  • Approximately 2 years of relevant experience preferred, particularly with thermal oxidizers, burners, flares, fired equipment, or air pollution control systems.
  • Electrical troubleshooting, wiring, PLC, controls, or mechanical completion experience is a strong plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Direct-hire opportunity with employment on the company payroll from day one.
  • Company-provided travel expenses through a corporate travel and expense card, with rental cars or company vehicles provided for assignments.
  • Home most weekends, with travel generally running Monday through Friday.
  • Approximately one month of hands-on equipment training alongside an experienced assembly team.
  • Opportunity to develop additional electrical, PLC, controls, and specialized equipment expertise while growing your field service career.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, whose middle half runs $23–$41/hr across 74 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 178 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.

Boutique Recruiting 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 (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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