Job Description

Overview

Join our team as a Facility & MHS Mechanic, where your hands-on problem-solving skills and technical expertise will ensure our facilities and operations run safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, CCTV and MHS issues
  • Paint, clean, change light bulbs, and perform hardware changes
  • Escort Sub Contractors
  • Repair electrical, HVAC, plumbing, CCTV and MHS issues
  • Report to Maintenance Supervisor on all repairs and preventative maintenance issues
  • Keep log of all work performed and report to Supervisor if any supplies/spare parts are used
  • Weld and cut metals
  • Be on call for emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Provide leadership and training to Assistant mechanics
  • Assist in emergency evacuations
  • Take over additional tasks when required

Requirements

  • High school diploma/GED required
  • 2 years working in related fields such as Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC or Mechanical Contractor
  • 2 years of working experience with facility and material handling systems
  • Must have a good understanding of the Fire Protection Systems and evacuation procedures
  • GSE repair and battery change experience
  • Basic knowledge of IT systems
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Ability to climb ladders
  • Ability to push/lift 75 pounds
  • Must be able to work in extreme temperatures
  • Must be willing to work shifts
  • Must possess a legal work permit in the U.S.

Benefits

  • Flex Holidays
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • Flight privileges
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Disability
  • Long Disability
  • up to 60 Sick Days
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Family Policy
  • 15-20 Vacation Days

Benefits

Flex Holidays
Health Insurance
401k
Flight privileges
Life Insurance
Short Disability
Long Disability
up to 60 Sick Days
Commuter Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Family Policy
15-20 Vacation Days

How this job compares in Jamaica, NY

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New York currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$41/hr across 105 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 Jamaica, NY

Jamaica, NY currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 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 105 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Jamaica, 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), GTI Fabrication (3), and Veterans Health Administration (3). 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 $33/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Jamaica, NY

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Facility and MHS Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.