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Overview

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company focused on sustainable impact and innovative water technology. The Plantwide Maintenance Technician for the 3rd shift will be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting production equipment, performing electrical diagnostics, and supporting installation and improvement projects.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and power-transmission systems.
  • Diagnose equipment problems using hydraulic and pneumatic gauges, VOM meters, and other testing equipment.
  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production machinery.
  • Investigate equipment failures and identify effective solutions.
  • Use hand tools, power tools, grinders, drills, welders, and precision measuring equipment safely.
  • Fabricate, modify, and install mechanical components and production equipment as needed.
  • Assist with equipment testing, debugging, and startup.
  • Perform electrical testing and maintenance repairs within the scope of training and safety requirements.
  • Use electrical meters and diagnostic instruments to identify equipment issues.
  • Support troubleshooting of electrically controlled production equipment.
  • Plan and support the installation of new production equipment.
  • Assist with equipment upgrades and process improvements.
  • Work with equipment suppliers and vendors to resolve maintenance issues.
  • Recommend improvements for equipment reliability, safety, quality, and productivity.
  • Maintain and service facility mechanical systems, including HVAC units and low-pressure steam boiler equipment.
  • Complete maintenance work orders and document repairs and equipment status.
  • Communicate unusual conditions and unresolved equipment problems to management.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
  • Provide work direction to one or two employees or other assigned personnel.
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How this job compares in Oliphant Furnace, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $23–$32/hr middle band drawn from 116 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 66% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Oliphant Furnace, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Oliphant Furnace, 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 201 other active welding openings from 136 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), JB Poindexter Company (6), and Johnson Controls (5). 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 $30/hr and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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