Maintenance Technician – Class C

Baker Hughes Company; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive 401k

Comprehensive private medical care

Life insurance and disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Additional voluntary benefits

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Technician – Class C in Texas to support plant operations through mechanical, electrical, environmental, and facility maintenance. You will help uphold equipment reliability, ensure safe working practices, and build core technical skills while supporting day-to-day maintenance activities.

The role requires performing preventive maintenance, basic repairs, and adherence to safety standards as part of a unionized or structured facility team

Qualifications

• Experience in basic mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• Familiarity with safety procedures and industrial hygiene.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment issues and follow work orders.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic mechanical repairs and preventive maintenance on plant equipment.
• Follow safe work procedures including LOTO, confined spaces, heights, hot work, and gas safety.
• Assist with troubleshooting equipment issues and completing work orders.
• Operate forklifts, manlifts, scissor lifts, and related equipment with required certifications.
• Support environmental compliance, waste handling, labeling, and spill response.
• Perform electrical tasks such as lighting repair and basic diagnostics.
• Maintain lubrication areas and basic plumbing/facility tasks.
• Monitor and document maintenance records accurately.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Safety procedures

Troubleshooting

Forklift operation

LOTO & safety

Tools

Maintenance OS

Job description

Maintenance Technician – Class C

Do you enjoy performing hands‑on maintenance activities while supporting equipment reliability, facility operations, and a safe working environment? Would you like to develop your technical skills across mechanical, electrical, environmental, and facility maintenance while contributing to operational excellence and continuous improvement?

Join Our Team! Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company delivering innovative solutions to improve productivity, reliability, and sustainability. Our manufacturing and operations teams work together to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality operations while driving continuous improvement across our facilities.

Partner with the best As a Maintenance Technician – Class C, you will be supporting plant operations by performing mechanical, electrical, environmental, and facility maintenance activities. You will be contributing to equipment reliability, maintaining safe working practices, and developing core technical skills while supporting day‑to‑day maintenance operations.

As a Maintenance Technician – Class C, you will be responsible for:

• Performing basic mechanical repairs and preventive maintenance.


• Following required safe work procedures including LOTO, confined space, working at heights, hot work, and compressed gases.


• Assisting with troubleshooting equipment issues and completing work orders.


• Operating forklifts, manlifts, scissor lifts, and stacker lifts with required certifications.


• Supporting environmental compliance, waste handling, labeling, and spill response.


• Performing basic electrical tasks including lighting replacement, building cords, and simple diagnostics.


• Using basic measuring tools and maintaining lubrication areas.


• Assisting with basic plumbing, piping, and facility systems.


• Operating water recycling and evaporator systems.


• Maintaining accurate maintenance records.

To be successful in this role you will

• Have safe work practices across all required safety programs.


• Have the ability to use the maintenance operating system for work orders and parts lookup.


• Have basic plumbing and piping knowledge.


• Have knowledge of lubricants and proper applications.


• Have understanding of industrial terms and unit conversions such as PSI, Bar, RPM, Ohms, and Volts.


• Have knowledge of basic electrical concepts and tasks.


• Have knowledge of waste stream handling and environmental requirements.


• Have knowledge of spill response and cleanup procedures.


• Have the ability to use basic measuring devices.


• Have knowledge of lubrication warehouse organization and labeling.


• Have knowledge of basic plant piping and electrical distribution.


• Have knowledge of introductory power transmission systems including belts, couplings, alignments, sheaves, and keyways.

Additional Requirements

Have successful completion of skills assessment and hands‑on testing required to validate competency for this role.

Work in a way that works for you

• 1st Shift: 6am to 2pm


• 2nd Shift: 2pm to 10pm

JOIN US AND YOU CAN EXPECT

• Competitive 401k


• Comprehensive private medical care options


• Life insurance and disability programs


• Tailored financial programs


• Additional voluntary benefits

Working for You

Join us and you can expect:

• Comprehensive private medical care options


• Life insurance and disability programs


• Tailored financial programs


• Additional voluntary benefits

This position requires current work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to provide or continue work authorization sponsorship for this role. You will be eligible to participate in Company‑sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans. This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Industrial Maintenance C LUF IAM At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry‑leading technologies and services to take energy forward.

For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionised energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.