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Overview

Penn Terminals LLC is seeking a Crane Mechanic to join their team, dedicated to efficiently and safely moving global trade. The company has been providing reliable terminal, warehousing, and stevedoring services since 1986.

Responsibilities

  • Provide service to STS and RTG cranes.
  • Perform periodical maintenance at scheduled intervals.
  • Observe and report issues to minimize downtime.
  • Inspect tools and equipment to diagnose malfunctions.
  • Work safely to minimize hazards.
  • Work from heights as required.
  • Maintain equipment according to maintenance schedules.
  • Repair electrical and electronic malfunctions.
  • Perform emergency repairs to return equipment to operation.
  • Operate tools to diagnose malfunctions.
  • Clean and maintain tools, equipment, and work areas.
  • Understand crane functions and communicate with team and operators.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years electrical and mechanical experience.
  • Ability to follow safety standards and procedures.
  • Ability to acquire complex mechanical/computer skills.
  • Ability to record information properly.
  • Ability to establish good working relations with coworkers and customers.
  • Ability to acquire a TWIC card.
  • Ability to lift and carry 50+ lbs when assistance is unavailable.
  • Ability to work weekends and overtime as required.

Compensation

  • $27-$31/hour
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How this job compares in Eddystone, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, whose middle half runs $24–$35/hr across 134 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% 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 Eddystone, PA

Eddystone, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 283 other active welding openings from 191 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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. 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. Crane Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.