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Overview

The Mechanic B will pursue a career path to qualify as a Mechanic A, performing electrical, welding, or mechanical maintenance work on power plant components and equipment. This role involves maintaining, repairing, and installing power piping systems and various types of rotating mechanical equipment, requiring a working knowledge of multiple technical areas.

Responsibilities

  • Pursue a career path to qualify as a Mechanic A.
  • Maintain, repair, and install power piping systems and associated components.
  • Have a working knowledge of confined space entry, basic pumps, coupling alignment, and other mechanical skills.
  • Weld and interpret welding specifications and standards.
  • Install, repair, and maintain utility electrical equipment.
  • Read schematic drawings and use test equipment to troubleshoot electrical issues.
  • Obtain both the New York State and New York City Asbestos Handler's Licenses.
  • Drive a company vehicle to work locations when required.
  • Gain knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
  • Be willing to work weekends, midnight shifts, and overtime as necessary.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • 3 years of relevant work experience with power plant components or equivalent equipment.
  • Knowledge in confined space entry, pipe fitting, oxy-acetylene torch cutting, and other technical areas.
  • Possesses a NYS Asbestos Handler's License (preferred).
  • Possesses knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) (preferred).
  • Possesses a welding certification/license and welding experience (preferred).

Additional Information

  • The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies.
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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 $40/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $33–$53/hr across 11 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 18 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 16 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 98 other active welding openings from 67 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.

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

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (21), Veterans Health Administration (4), and Randstad USA (3). 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 $40/hr and Brooklyn at $35/hr. New York is among them.

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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. Mechanic B L1-2, Steam Operations East River Mtce figures were last recalculated when this page was built.