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Maintenance Technician/Instrument Mechanic - Represented/Tariff

Location

Croydon, PA

Wage

$40.83 – $45.37/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 26, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Dow is seeking a Maintenance Technician/Instrument Mechanic for their Bristol-Croydon, PA location. This role involves the safe and efficient maintenance of instrument and electrical equipment in a union environment, with a focus on delivering reliable technical support and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain instrument and electrical equipment with a primary focus on instrumentation.
  • Set up, calibrate, test, measure, and repair electrical controls, instruments, and electronic variables.
  • Repair, maintain, and install electrical and instrument equipment and machinery.
  • Troubleshoot and repair malfunctions safely and efficiently, documenting failure analysis.
  • Collect equipment operation and history data to facilitate reliability improvements.
  • Participate in the implementation of the Global Maintenance Work Process for E/I work.
  • Provide Work Activity Coordinator with required information from each job performed.
  • Coordinate E/I troubleshooting based on priority in the plant.
  • Work with Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Coordinator to define E/I spare parts and scheduled services.

Requirements

  • A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
  • 3 or more years of experience in an instrumentation maintenance role.
  • Must have a current, valid US driver’s license.
  • Willing and able to work overtime and answer emergency calls off hours.
  • Ability to work legally in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position does not offer relocation assistance.
  • Location: Onsite in Bristol/Croydon, PA.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Croydon, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 54% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $25–$35/hr middle band drawn from 123 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 89% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Croydon, PA

Croydon, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 174 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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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