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Job Description

Overview

The Facilities Maintainer (ZPM) at the New York Aquarium is responsible for the safe operation, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of various systems and infrastructure. This position is essential for supporting the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a leading wildlife conservation organization.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventative maintenance tasks and repairs on facilities maintenance and infrastructure equipment.
  • Conduct general maintenance of building systems including painting, carpentry, and lighting.
  • Maintain accurate records and generate daily work log sheets.
  • Assist in other animal care areas as assigned.
  • Troubleshoot system problems and respond to emergencies.
  • Ensure safety by observing guidelines around animals, equipment, and vehicles.
  • Utilize chemical supply products according to safety guidelines.
  • Read and utilize technical manuals regarding Facilities Maintenance.
  • Operate New York Aquarium vehicles for field investigations and material deliveries.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 3 years’ experience in plumbing, heating, carpentry, electrical or maintenance work.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Ability to work weekends, nights, and holidays as assigned.

Additional Information

  • Ability to lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to climb and work from ladders up to 20ft in height.
  • Ability to work indoors, outdoors, and in all weather conditions.
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How this job compares in Brooklyn, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Brooklyn, NY, whose middle half runs $29–$35/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% 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 Brooklyn, NY

We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in Brooklyn, NY right now, from 10 different employers. 7 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 Brooklyn, or widen the search to New York.

Wildlife Conservation Society currently has 2 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), Cushman & Wakefield (5), and Con Edison (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. Brooklyn 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. Facilities Maintainer (ZPM), New York Aquarium figures were last recalculated when this page was built.