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Overview

Build a meaningful career as a Maintenance Repairman 2 with the Department of Transportation, where you will help keep buildings, equipment, and grounds operating safely and smoothly for the community. This role combines skilled repair work with hands-on support for field crews and facility needs.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and repair county buildings, stockpiles, and facility structures.
  • Service electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and fire safety systems and identify needed follow-up work.
  • Repair machinery, small engines, and assist diesel mechanics with major vehicle repairs.
  • Mow lawns, clear snow, and complete exterior cleaning and upkeep tasks.
  • Create building forms and complete masonry work for walls, sidewalks, and related structures.
  • Deliver fuel, pick up parts, inspect fire extinguishers, and support storeroom tasks during winter.

Requirements

  • Two years of experience as a Maintenance Repairman 1 or equivalent.
  • Four years of experience in building and plant maintenance work involving at least two of the building, electrical, or mechanical trades.
  • Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.
  • Must possess a current driver's license which is not under suspension.
  • Must be able to perform essential job functions.

Additional Information

  • Full-time employment.
  • Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
  • Work schedule is subject to change during summer or winter seasons.
  • Shift work, overtime, and travel are required.
  • Telework is not an option for this position.
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How this job compares in Philadelphia County, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $24–$33/hr across 146 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 10% 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 Philadelphia County, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Philadelphia County, 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 286 other active welding openings from 187 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania currently has 3 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. 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. Maintenance Repairman 2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.