Maintenance Technician
Carlisle Companies · Garland, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Carlisle Companies (industrial) in Garland, TX. A high school diploma or equivalent.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1786 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 159 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 50%
- PLC 33%
- ✓ Welding 28%
- ✓ Root cause 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Position Summary
We are seeking an Industrial Mechanical Maintenance Technician with strong in industrial maintenance and mechanical construction . This position is responsible for performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities, as well as supporting equipment installations and overall plant performance while maintaining the highest safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Perform preventive, and corrective maintenance on industrial equipment and machinery. With experience in production and Plant equipment
- ◆Troubleshoot mechanical failures
- ◆Install, assemble, disassemble, repair, and maintain pumps, motors, gearboxes, conveyors, fans, and rotating equipment.
- ◆Perform equipment alignment.
- ◆Participate in plant expansion projects, equipment relocations, upgrades, and capital improvement initiatives.
- ◆Fabricate, modify, and repair structural steel components, platforms, handrails, supports, stairs, machine guards, and other mechanical structures.
- ◆Read and interpret mechanical drawings, hydraulic schematics, and pneumatic diagrams.
- ◆Perform welding, cutting, fitting, and mechanical fabrication work.
- ◆Install, maintain, and troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- ◆Follow all safety procedures, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, hot work, and working-at-height requirements.
- ◆Maintain accurate maintenance records and update work orders within CMMS systems such as MaintainX, or similar platforms.
Experience
- ✓Minimum of 5 years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience .
- ✓Strong in Mechanical troubleshooting and repair experience in production and plant equipment
- ✓Experience with pump troubleshooting, rebuilding, repair, and replacement, installing and rebuilding progressive cavities, diaphragm, and gear driven pumps
- ✓Preventive Maintenance of equipment, as well as ability to determine and implement new Preventive Maintenance procedures as required.
- ✓Complete daily, weekly, and monthly check list(s) as required and Complete T3P Personal Risk Assessment Forms, Safety Task Planner, and Good Catch Form daily
- ✓Working knowledge of steam boilers and thermal oil heaters, their application(s) and controls.
- ✓Working knowledge of industrial air compressors and pneumatic piping.
- ✓Experience in mechanical construction and structural steel fabrication.
- ✓Strong background in troubleshooting mechanical systems and performing root cause failure analysis.
- ✓Experience reading and interpreting mechanical and structural drawings.
- ✓Good oral and written skills.
- ✓A team player approaches and the ability to work well with others.
- ✓Strong self-motivation and a goal orientation, with the ability to work with minimum supervision.
- ✓A desire to constantly strive for perfection.
- ✓The ability to:
- ✓Safely lift to 50 lbs.
- ✓Work from step ladders as well as extension ladders or lifts without fear of heights.
- ✓Follow all Henry Co/Carlisle safety procedures related to any maintenance related task.
- ✓Operate all hand tools such as drills, grinders, saws, etc.
- ✓Work overtime as needed, weekends, including emergency calls.
Education
- ✓A high school diploma or equivalent. Some college or technical training beyond high school is a plus.
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Technical Skills and Knowledge
- •Rotating equipment: motors, pumps, gearboxes, fans, and compressors.
- •Power transmission systems: chains, sprockets, belts, pulleys, and couplings.
- •Bearings, mechanical seals, and lubrication systems.
- •Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- •Industrial equipment installation and mechanical assembly.
- •STICK, MIG, and basic fabrication welding processes.
- •Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM)
- •Condition monitoring and equipment reliability principles.
