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Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic position involves providing maintenance and repair services on infrastructure and architectural systems under direct supervision. The role requires a high school diploma and technical training, along with 2-5 years of experience in general maintenance within a large institution or commercial facility.

Responsibilities

  • Completes and submits a variety of service requests and preventative maintenance tasks indicating work performed and time and material spent.
  • Assists with the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair services on heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC+R) systems.
  • Provides assistance in the maintenance of plumbing systems and operates various types of power drain cleaning machines.
  • Performs routine carpentry repair and installation work.
  • Monitors and operates building automation systems.
  • Performs general maintenance of machine rooms including replacing lighting, removing debris and general cleaning.
  • Unloads and distributes materials and equipment received to stock and work areas.
  • Performs routine daily inspections of the utility systems in assigned areas and records operational data.
  • Provides stakeholders with status updates, issues, key activities and any changes to the scope of the overall project.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma.
  • Completion of technical school training program in one of the maintenance trades or significant comparable experience.
  • Minimum 2-5 years of experience in general maintenance within a large institution or commercial facility with complex infrastructure systems.
  • Valid New York State driver's license with an acceptable driving record if role requires use of WCM vehicle for business use.
  • Ability to work on off-shifts as required to accommodate ongoing operations and/or emergencies.
  • Ability to be available for 24-hour emergency call-ins.
  • Maintain FDNY certifications necessary for the operation of utility systems.
  • EPA Universal Refrigeration Technician Certification.

Additional Information

  • Location: Upper East Side; Lower East Side; Midtown.
  • Work Days: Weekdays and some weekends.
  • Weekly Hours: 37.50.
  • Exemption Status: Non-Exempt.
  • Salary Range: $38.56 - $38.56.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $50/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, where the middle half runs $38–$60/hr across 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 39 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 32 different employers. 20 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 219 other active welding openings from 145 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 (17), Randstad USA (6), and Philips (6). 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 $50/hr, Staten Island at $31/hr, and Brooklyn at $30/hr. New York is among them.

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