Job Description

Overview

The Sr. Maintenance Technician is responsible for repairing and maintaining mechanical and hydraulic components on production machines and equipment, including printing presses and boilers. This role requires strong technical skills and the ability to work in a controlled manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunction.
  • Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas.
  • Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
  • Removes and replaces worn or defective parts or drive mechanisms.
  • Realigns and adjusts components such as spindles and clutches.
  • Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes and installs new pipe.
  • Starts machines and equipment to test operation following repair.
  • Repairs broken parts and works with operators to ensure corrective actions.
  • Assists product and process engineers to modify designs of machine components.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Experience Level I: 0 – 4 years, Level II: 5+ years.
  • Strong technical and mechanical skills including pneumatics and electrical controls.
  • Experience with electronic and information systems including network communications.

Additional Information

  • Employee is required to stand, bend, kneel, walk, sit, balance, handle or feel objects.
  • Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to work safely with materials and equipment.
  • Must be able to work overtime and flexible shifts.
  • Various levels of gowning are required.
  • Hearing protection recommended.
  • Ability to travel (US and internationally).
  • Ability to work evenings and/or weekends.

How this job compares in New Britain, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 148 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 Britain, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in New Britain, 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 312 other active welding openings from 188 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), 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 $31/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near New Britain, PA

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