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Job Description

Overview

The Machinist position at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) involves working under general supervision to operate and maintain machine shop equipment and perform mechanical repairs. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, dedicated to enriching the environment and protecting public health for all New Yorkers.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, fabricate necessary parts and perform mechanical repairs on all systems-related equipment.
  • Install and align mechanical equipment.
  • Keep records and inventories.
  • Supervise others.

Requirements

  • Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a machinist; or
  • At least two and one-half years of full-time satisfactory experience as a machinist plus sufficient experience as a machinist helper or an apprentice machinist.
  • Machinist knowledge/skills.
  • Safety knowledge.
  • Use of machine shop equipment and related hand tools.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.
  • New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in New York, NY currently run a median of $49/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $34–$63/hr across 27 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 40 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 31 different employers. 17 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 204 other active welding openings from 142 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to 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. New York is among them.

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