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Job Description

Overview

Exelon is seeking a General Facilities Mechanic in Philadelphia, PA, to ensure safety standards are met while operating, installing, and maintaining building systems. The company is committed to powering a cleaner future and values diversity, innovation, and community service.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure all personal, facility, and department safety standards are met.
  • Operate, install, and maintain building components and mechanical systems.
  • Analyze equipment problems and make repairs with or without supervision.
  • Be available for emergency response callouts.
  • Work various shifts as determined by the work schedule.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in operation, repair, and maintenance of building structures and systems.
  • Strong communication skills with supervision, peers, and clients.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Knowledge of CMMS such as Maximo is desirable.
  • Valid Driver's license with the ability to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle.
  • Must pass pre-employment drug/alcohol tests, background checks, and physicals.

Additional Information

  • This role is on-site in Philadelphia, PA.
  • Shift work may be required.
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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 $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$38/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 59 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 37 different employers. 32 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 283 other active welding openings from 191 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 Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8), TradeWorx (7), and JB Poindexter Company (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 $36/hr and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

Similar openings near Philadelphia, PA

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