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Overview

The Maintenance Technician II supports FedEx Industrial Maintenance for material handling, focusing on preventative and predictive maintenance and repair of material handling systems. The role involves troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues while adhering to safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Provide preventative and predictive maintenance and repair of material handling systems.
  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical and electrical problems.
  • Adhere to safety standards and promote a safe work environment.
  • Respond to sort calls to diagnose problems and make repairs.
  • Utilize Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software for data entry and retrieval.
  • Assist in smaller scope projects as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Two years experience in Industrial Maintenance/Mechatronics with competency in at least two specialty skills.
  • Certificates in Industrial Maintenance/Mechatronics or related area preferred.
  • Ability to follow procedures and utilize EAM software.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Basic welding/fabrication skills required.

Additional Information

  • Schedule: 2PM - 12:30AM Sunday – Wednesday.
  • May be required to work a flexible schedule.
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How this job compares in Northampton, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 18% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $24–$35/hr middle band drawn from 168 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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 Northampton, PA

Northampton, PA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 315 other active welding openings from 206 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Northampton, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Federal Express Corporation currently has 2 other openings 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 Hanwha Philly Shipyard (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 $32/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. Maintenance Technician II-2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.