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Overview

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for assisting with the operation, troubleshooting, diagnostics, housekeeping, and repairs on commercial buildings, industrial systems, vehicles, grounds, and maintenance equipment for assigned properties/facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with troubleshooting and repairs of buildings and installed systems including machinery, plumbing, kitchen equipment, roofs, drains, shop equipment, grounds equipment, and HVAC.
  • Clean, lubricate, and service a variety of pumps, valves, pneumatic controls, electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic devices.
  • Assist with installation and modification of building equipment and systems.
  • Replace and repair building finishes such as ceiling tiles, door hardware, wall paper, and paint walls, piping, floors, and equipment.
  • Troubleshoot, evaluate, and make recommendations to upgrade maintenance operations and implement savings opportunities.
  • Possess competent knowledge of the use and care of tools and equipment used in facility and ground maintenance.
  • Respond immediately to emergency situations and customer service requests as assigned.
  • Inspect buildings, grounds, and equipment for unsafe or malfunctioning conditions and preventative maintenance needs.
  • Maintain and operate fire and life safety systems including fire alarm systems and fire protection equipment as assigned.
  • Perform carpentry and snow removal when necessary.
  • Comply with all applicable codes, regulations, governmental agency, and Company directives related to building operations and practice safe work habits.
  • Ability to use technology such as smartphones, tablets, computers, web-based applications, and building automation systems.
  • Complete all required C&W Safety Training as scheduled annually.
  • Comply with C&W Uniform Dress Code while working and maintain a neat and clean appearance.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of related experience in a commercial property setting.
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Technical, vocational or on-the-job training in at least one of the following areas: HVAC, electrical, mechanical, process controls, mechanical power transmissions, painting, plumbing, carpentry, or engine repair.
  • Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license (commercial license may be required) and good driving record with periodic checks.
  • Basic Computing Skills in Outlook, Excel & Word.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • May be only maintenance staff member on duty during certain shifts.
  • May be required to work extended periods of time without relief when responding to priority/emergency situations.
  • May require shift work and/or stand-by on-call duties.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
PTO
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $42/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, where the middle half runs $36–$49/hr across 29 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 New York, NY

We're tracking 47 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 31 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 146 other active welding openings from 94 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

Cushman & Wakefield currently has 4 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (21), Con Edison (4), and Veterans Health Administration (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $42/hr and Brooklyn at $30/hr. New York is among them.

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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 Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.