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Overview

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN) is a diversified international utility committed to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy and water solutions. The Utility Person II role involves physical labor related to water services and requires a valid New York State driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Respond to and investigate water leaks and no water complaints.
  • Perform hydrant flushing, water main and services mark outs, and meter changes.
  • Engage in outside physical labor related to the installation of piping, fire hydrants, services, and appurtenances.
  • Use and operate various tools and equipment for installing, maintaining, and operating facilities.

Requirements

  • Must possess and maintain a valid New York State driver's license.
  • Required to become computer literate and learn the Mobile Work Management Program by the end of the probationary period.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position may involve working Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm or on a rotating shift schedule including weekends and holidays.

Benefits

401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Hewlett, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across New York — toward the top of a $26–$40/hr middle band drawn from 133 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% 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 Hewlett, NY

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hewlett, NY, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 204 other active welding openings from 142 employers. Browse welding jobs across New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (15), Randstad USA (6), and AMETEK (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $49/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Queens at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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