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Overview

The Mechanic Floor position at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center involves performing general, routine, and preventative maintenance to ensure facilities operate smoothly, particularly during weekends and nights. The role requires effective communication with various stakeholders and the ability to handle minor repairs across multiple trades.

Responsibilities

  • Perform general, routine, and preventative maintenance for facilities.
  • Respond to and document all maintenance issues that arise.
  • Conduct minor HVAC, electrical, painting, plastering, carpentry, plumbing, and refrigeration repairs.
  • Request additional assistance for complex problems.
  • Maintain communication with Patient Care Directors, Patients, Supervisors, and Facilities Operations Administration.
  • Inventory and maintain parts and materials needed for equipment.

Requirements

  • 5 years of general maintenance experience.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Working knowledge of the trades.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

  • Full-time position located at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
  • Schedule: Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 am to 8:00 am.
  • All roles require on-site presence.
  • Employees should live within a commutable distance to NYP.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $59/hr, this posting sits about 47% above the $40/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY — toward the top of a $34–$53/hr middle band drawn from 27 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% 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 New York, NY

We're tracking 38 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 33 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 147 other active welding openings from 103 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, 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 (21), 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 $40/hr, Brooklyn at $30/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. New York is among them.

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