Entry-Level Night Shift Maintenance Mechanic

Location

Chalfont, PA

Wage

$24 – $33.5/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Quad is a global marketing experience company focused on helping clients enhance their marketing effectiveness through a data-driven integrated platform. The Entry-Level Night Shift Maintenance Mechanic will assist in the maintenance and repair of production equipment while learning valuable skills in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventative maintenance on web offset presses and auxiliary equipment with guidance from experienced technicians.
  • Assist with troubleshooting and repairing production equipment.
  • Learn to read and use equipment manuals, blueprints, and schematics to complete repairs.
  • Help inspect, maintain, and replace mechanical components such as bearings, belts, gears, couplings, and pneumatic components.
  • Safely use hand tools, power tools, and measuring equipment.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area while following all safety procedures.
  • Communicate effectively with press operators, maintenance team members, and supervisors.
  • Assist with basic welding and other mechanical tasks as needed.
  • Help identify potential equipment issues before they lead to downtime.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • Previous mechanical experience through school, work, military service, automotive repair, farming, construction, maintenance, or hobbies is preferred but not required.
  • Mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn new skills.
  • Ability to follow instructions and work safely in a manufacturing environment.
  • Basic problem-solving skills and willingness to ask questions.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to safely use hand and power tools.
  • Must provide a basic set of personal hand tools.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position works 12-hour night shifts (6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.), including weekends and holidays, on a rotating schedule of 3–4 days per week (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and rotating Saturdays).

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Chalfont, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, whose middle half runs $23–$32/hr across 150 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 59% 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 Chalfont, PA

Chalfont, PA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 230 other active welding openings from 150 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Quad currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (15), Aerotek (11), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $30/hr, York at $27/hr, and Lancaster at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Entry-Level Night Shift Maintenance Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.