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Job Description

Overview

The Department of Military & Veterans Affairs is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Repairman 2 to support the upkeep of buildings, equipment, and grounds at the Southeastern Veterans Center, ensuring a safe and functional environment for residents and staff.

Responsibilities

  • Repair doors, furniture, and structural items, and operate power tools for assigned tasks.
  • Install circuits, repair fixtures, and maintain motors and lighting systems.
  • Install and repair plumbing fixtures, clear drains, and maintain water and steam lines.
  • Service heating and cooling units, repair steam equipment, and maintain refrigeration systems.
  • Maintain lawn areas, remove debris, and perform seasonal tasks including snow removal.
  • Follow safety rules, report hazards, and use personal protective equipment.

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.
  • Possession of a valid Pennsylvania Class C Driver's License.
  • Ability to perform essential job functions.

Additional Information

  • Full-time employment, 7.5 hours/day, 37.5 hours/week.
  • Work hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with a 30-minute lunch and work every other weekend.
  • Starting annual salary of $41,506.00 before taxes.
  • No telework option available.
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How this job compares in Chester County, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $25–$35/hr across 133 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% 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 Chester County, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Chester 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 277 other active welding openings from 179 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 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 TradeWorx (7), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (7), and Crash Champions (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 $25/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.