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Overview

The Zoological Park Maintainer in the Machine Shop at the Bronx Zoo is responsible for performing machine work to maintain park buildings and equipment, enhancing visitor experience and animal care. This position is part of the Wildlife Conservation Society, a leading wildlife conservation organization with a global reach.

Responsibilities

  • Perform general maintenance or specialized work with regard to metal, welding, cement and stonework.
  • Conduct masonry repair and fabricate steel, stainless steel, and aluminum animal enclosures, gates, and fences.
  • Assemble scaffolding.
  • Operate compressor, torch, or other machine shop equipment.
  • Respond to snow and storm-related emergencies for removal and clean-up operations.
  • Perform related tasks and duties as required.

Requirements

  • High school graduate.
  • Valid New York State Driver’s License.
  • Five years’ experience in fabrication, machinist, construction, or automotive repair.
  • NYC Welding License / American Welding Society (AWS) 3G and 4G certification preferred.
  • Basic welding ability in stick and MIG.

Additional Information

  • The position requires indoor and outdoor work in all weather conditions.
  • Some tasks require climbing, kneeling, bending, reaching, stretching, and navigating uneven terrain frequently.
  • Ability and willingness to work weekends, holidays, and evenings.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 42% below the $45/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, where the middle half runs $39–$58/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 21 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 16 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 139 other active welding openings from 87 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 (12), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (6), and Alstom (4). 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 $45/hr and Brooklyn at $40/hr. New York is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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