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Overview

Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Senior Maintenance Mechanic for the first shift in the Callow Hill, Philadelphia area. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in maintenance functions and a strong knowledge of various production line equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and monitor production line equipment.
  • Perform predictive and preventive maintenance.
  • Install, repair, and maintain pumps.
  • Install, repair, and maintain valves.
  • Install, repair, and maintain pneumatic equipment.
  • Conduct pipe fitting.
  • Work with PLCs and VFDs.
  • Install, repair, and maintain motors and gears.
  • Perform basic tack welding.
  • Conduct electrical troubleshooting.
  • Handle electric systems including single, two, and three phase power up to 480v and AC/DC.
  • Manage spare parts inventory.
  • Perform general building maintenance.

Requirements

  • 10+ years experience in maintenance functions.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in various building trades (e.g., electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry).
  • Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting technical drawings, schematics, and blueprints.
  • Solid understanding of health and safety regulations.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs.
  • Ability to climb up and down ladders and steps.
  • Must have your own basic tools.
  • Ability to follow all safety procedures and use all required personal protective equipment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA, whose middle half runs $25–$43/hr across 19 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 47% 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 44 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 31 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 277 other active welding openings from 180 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (7), Greene Tweed (7), and TradeWorx (6). 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 $35/hr and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

Similar openings near Philadelphia, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Senior Maintenance Mechanic (1154042) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.