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Job Description

Overview

The City of Philadelphia is seeking a Machinery and Equipment Mechanic 1 to perform skilled mechanical work at an intermediate level in the maintenance and repair of various mechanical equipment across city facilities. This role offers an opportunity to grow within a vibrant and inclusive work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine maintenance and repair of machinery and related equipment including generators, motors, pumps, compressors, fans, and valves.
  • Conduct basic trades tasks such as routine plumbing and electrical work.
  • Gain experience and learn progressively more difficult mechanical maintenance and repair work.
  • Work under the supervision of a technical supervisor.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Two years of experience learning to maintain and repair machinery and mechanical equipment in a large industrial facility as a helper.
  • Completion of a post high school mechanical trade program at an accredited vocational technical institute, trades school or college in a related field meets all requirements.
  • Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Philadelphia residency is not required to submit an application, but applicants must have established bona fide residency in the City of Philadelphia for one year prior to appointment.
  • Candidates who pass the exam will be retained on the civil service list for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$43/hr across 20 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 45 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 33 different employers. 15 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 286 other active welding openings from 187 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.

City of Philadelphia currently has 2 other openings live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), 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. Machinery and Equipment Mechanic 1 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.