Job Description

Overview

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is a leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions in North America. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the overall maintenance and repair of equipment, tools, and machinery as assigned by the Plant Manager.

Responsibilities

  • Assist and direct workers in electrical, electronic, mechanical hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
  • Assist and direct workers in the diagnosis of malfunctions in equipment and machinery.
  • Inspect all production equipment daily.
  • Test malfunctioning machinery, determine repairs and assign mechanic for repair.
  • Install, adjust, and repair production equipment and special purpose machines as assigned.
  • Operate a variety of hand and power tools to repair, grease, weld, cut, change parts and complete tasks as assigned.
  • Weld and use cutting torch as required.
  • Perform general repairs to plant structures.
  • Keep work area in a clean and orderly condition.
  • Replace faulty parts, electrical wires, motors, controls, and circuit boards.
  • Install equipment and electrical components and test to ensure proper functioning.
  • Observe mechanical devices and equipment and listen to sounds to determine proper functioning or identify causes of trouble.
  • Dismantle equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.
  • Lubricate and clean parts and equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Ensure safety guidelines are followed.
  • Perform maintenance on loaders and forklifts.
  • Supervise assigned workers including interviewing, disciplinary actions, motivating, evaluating performance, and developing personnel.
  • Keep attendance and production records, identifying potential problems and managing them appropriately.

Requirements

  • High school diploma/equivalent, or comparable in training, education or experience.
  • Technical or vocational school certification or equivalent in training or experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret instructions and operations manuals and follow step by step instructions.
  • Mechanical aptitude and ability are essential.
  • Skilled in the use of hand and power tools.
  • Knowledge of hydraulics, mechanics, electricity, carpentry or related field preferred.
  • Adequate computer skills to accurately document repairs and preventative maintenance practices.
  • Physical requirements include lifting up to 65 lbs., extended standing, walking, sitting, bending, climbing, working inside and outside, and use of fall protection equipment.
  • Able to perform job tasks in sometimes dusty, hot and/or cold working conditions.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Disability
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Disability
401k

How this job compares in Bristol, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$36/hr across 162 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 Bristol, PA

Bristol, PA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 321 other active welding openings from 197 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bristol, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

CRH 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 (12), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (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, Braddock at $31/hr, and Malvern at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Bristol, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Supervisor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.