Job Description

Overview

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. Boeing Defense is currently looking for an Air Conditioning Mechanic A in Ridley Park, PA to join their team.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, construct, install and rebuild refrigeration and air conditioning equipment for plant facilities.
  • Perform work described in other maintenance classifications when incidental but necessary to the accomplishment of the assignment.
  • Read and make control adjustments using typical testing equipment.
  • Install and adjust valve controls and perform electrical wiring and installation of special electronic controls.
  • Repair, maintain, troubleshoot and adjust all existing types of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
  • Maintain necessary temperature and service records.
  • Maintain required government and Boeing required EPA Universal Refrigerant Technician Certification.
  • Visually inspect equipment, power source, wiring, plumbing, electronic components and systems for defects or maintenance problems.

Requirements

  • Must be able to work 1st or 2nd shift.
  • Completion of trade or apprenticeship in HVAC.
  • 3 or more years of experience supporting or installing HVAC systems, ventilation, and/or chilled water building systems in an industrial and/or manufacturing facility.
  • 3 or more years of experience with HVAC applicable codes.
  • Must possess a Universal EPA Certification.

Additional Information

  • This is an hourly position governed by the UAW Collective Bargaining agreement.
  • Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 27, 2026.
  • Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
  • Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

How this job compares in Ridley Park, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 124 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 Ridley Park, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Ridley Park, 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 273 other active welding openings from 174 employers. 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 $34/hr, York at $27/hr, and New Kensington at $22/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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