Job Description

Overview

Chromalloy is a global engineering and solutions company that provides aftermarket parts, repairs, and solutions to extend the life of aircraft engines and gas turbines. The company is seeking a Maintenance Specialist for its manufacturing team to maintain and improve production equipment and facility systems.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production equipment and facility systems.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on machinery, pumps, furnaces, vacuum systems, and related equipment.
  • Complete equipment overhauls, repairs, inspections, and daily maintenance checks.
  • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and HVAC system issues.
  • Maintain and repair plumbing, dust collection, and building systems.
  • Support heat treat equipment operation, maintenance, and repairs.
  • Perform welding and brazing repairs as needed.
  • Read and work from sketches, schematics, and equipment prints.
  • Operate forklifts, scissor lifts, and other maintenance equipment as required.
  • Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
  • Follow all quality, safety, environmental, and company standards.

Requirements

  • Experience performing industrial maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
  • Must be fluent in English (speaking, reading, writing).
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics, sketches, and technical drawings.
  • Working knowledge of plumbing systems, HVAC systems, electrical power and controls, gas furnaces and heat-treat equipment, vacuum systems, dust collection systems, carpentry, and painting.
  • Welding and brazing experience.
  • Understanding of industrial equipment maintenance and repair principles.
  • Forklift experience preferred.
  • Comfortable operating a scissor lift.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Reliable attendance and punctuality.
  • High School diploma or GED required.

Additional Information

  • Shift: 2nd shift, Monday-Friday 3:00p-11:00p.
  • Union: This position is represented by Local 475.
  • Shift Differential: 10%.
  • Starting Rate: $33.52/hr.
  • Training: New hires must be available to train on 1st shift, Monday-Friday, 7:00a-3:00p for a minimum of 90 days before transitioning to their regularly assigned shift.

How this job compares in Orangeburg, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New York, whose middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 93 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 51% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Orangeburg, NY

Orangeburg, NY is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 139 other active welding openings from 88 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

Chromalloy Corporation currently has 2 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Aerospace Maintenance Specialist 2nd shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.