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Job Description

Overview

Allan Myers is a leading self-performing heavy civil construction and construction materials company that builds infrastructure such as highways, bridges, and public water systems. The Paving Mechanic role involves repairing and maintaining heavy construction equipment to ensure safe and effective operation.

Responsibilities

  • Assist equipment technicians or service personnel with technical support.
  • Develop quick and accurate communication with field personnel and dispatch.
  • Assure quality of repairs to minimize recall or duplicate work.
  • Assure compliance with all governmental and company safety policies.
  • Comply with Human Resources policies.
  • Review shop tool requirements to work more efficiently.
  • Observe and report any deficiencies to improve the PM program.
  • Participate in technical training and pass on knowledge to other mechanics.
  • Work closely with Field Services Dispatcher and parts personnel for timely parts delivery.
  • Collaborate with Internal Department, Field Managers, Superintendents, and Field Mechanics.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly service truck.
  • Stay within hours of service regulations.
  • Comply with all Trimble/Telogis regulations.
  • Perform other job-related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

  • 1 year field experience repairing heavy construction equipment required.
  • High school diploma, GED, or trade school preferred.
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • Must be able to work early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
  • Knowledgeable with components of heavy construction machinery.
  • Possess diagnostic capabilities with hydraulic, electrical, and engine systems.
  • Ability to make repair decisions quickly and rationally.
  • Expected to keep all sensitive material confidential.
  • Ability to arrange schedules and make parts orders.
  • Ability to give and receive written or oral instructions.
  • Must have ability to work independently and safely.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt to change.
  • Knowledge/Experience with Caterpillar Et/SIS, Volvo Prosis/tech tool, Cummins InSite.
  • Basic skills in OXY/Acetylene torch.
  • Basic Stick Welding 7018, 6010.

Additional Information

  • This position will be hourly and require overtime as needed.
  • The company does not provide industry standard tools.
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How this job compares in Worcester, 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 Worcester, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Worcester, PA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 321 other active welding openings from 197 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Allan Myers Inc. 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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