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Job Description

Overview

WinnCompanies is an award-winning owner, developer, and manager of high-impact, mixed-income apartment communities, seeking a Boiler Technician Handyman - Union to join the maintenance team at Diego Beekman, a 1,200-unit property in the Bronx, NY. This role involves ensuring properties are clean, functional, and inviting, with a pay rate of $25.85 per hour and a $2,500 sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

  • Perform repairs in areas such as appliances, carpentry, hardware accessories, masonry, painting, basic electrical, plumbing, and HVAC.
  • Complete assigned service requests and repairs consistent with company operating procedures.
  • Update work statuses and document tasks completed.
  • Monitor and maintain boilers, replacing defective parts and repairing machinery.
  • Inspect fluids, water, and gas inside boilers and adjust as necessary.
  • Maintain cleanliness of boiler rooms and related facilities.
  • Assist in preparing vacant apartments for market ready status.
  • Be available for on-call activity during off hours and emergencies.
  • Maintain grounds and curb appeal through snow removal, landscaping, and trash management.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience as a maintenance boiler mechanic.
  • General knowledge of electrical, plumbing, appliances, and HVAC.
  • Basic familiarity with computers and web-based applications.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • General custodial skills evidenced by experience in property maintenance or janitorial work.
  • Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds and perform strenuous labor for extended periods.
  • Read and write in English to understand instructions and take direction.
  • Ability to adhere to a strict routine maintenance schedule.
  • Ability to work with a diverse group of people and personalities.
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced office environment.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule is Monday through Friday, from 8:00AM to 5:00PM, with a rotational on-call weekend schedule.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Bronx, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $28–$41/hr across 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 18% 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 Bronx, NY

Bronx, NY currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 95 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bronx, or widen the search to New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (10), 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 $41/hr, Brooklyn at $38/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. Bronx is among them.

Similar openings near Bronx, NY

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Handyman NYC - Union Boiler Technician (Diego Beekman) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.