Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Technician at Hanwha Philly Shipyard is responsible for performing various maintenance tasks including repairs on building systems, equipment, and machinery. The role requires adherence to safety protocols and the ability to diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical issues.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure all safety procedures, rules, and regulations are followed.
  • Perform minor building, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and painting repairs.
  • Implement preventative maintenance measures.
  • Respond quickly in emergencies and notify appropriate personnel.
  • Diagnose malfunctioning apparatus and replace damaged wires and cables.
  • Replace faulty electrical components of machines.
  • Diagnose and repair or replace faulty electronic components.
  • Replace bearings and seals on rotating machinery.
  • Repair and install wiring, conduit, and electrical apparatus.
  • Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on shipyard equipment.
  • Diagnose and replace faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components.
  • Perform maintenance and repairs on cranes.
  • Read and understand blueprints and technical manuals.
  • Use electrical and mechanical test equipment.
  • Use various tools and understand basic skills in rigging, welding, pipefitting, and troubleshooting.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

  • Minimum High School Diploma or GED Equivalent.
  • Knowledge of outdoor cranes and overhead bridge cranes preferred.
  • Knowledge of DC and AC on manufacturing machinery.
  • Experience in hydraulic systems and repair.
  • Experience in CNC and robotic machinery troubleshooting and repair.
  • Mechanical skills are a plus.
  • Skills at reading European electrical diagrams.
  • Arc flash trained.

Additional Information

  • This is a full-time, safety-sensitive position.
  • Standard days and hours of work vary by department.
  • Environmental exposures are similar to those found in heavy industrial settings.
  • Employment is contingent upon passing a medical examination.

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 38 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 192 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.

Hanwha Philly Shipyard currently has 7 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 Hanwha Philly Shipyard (7), 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

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