Maintenance Repairman 1

Maintenance Repairman 1

Would you like a career where you could build practical trade skills while helping support essential transportation operations? The Maintenance Repairman 1 position with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) offers a great opportunity to grow your hands-on abilities. You will work with tools, materials, and equipment that help keep facilities and structures in good condition. This role introduces you to many trades and provides ongoing support from experienced staff. Apply today to join an agency that values teamwork, learning, and quality workmanship!

This role involves supporting construction, maintenance, and repair tasks that help the department function effectively. You will work with tools, equipment, and crew members to complete projects safely and efficiently. As a Maintenance Repairman 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Construction Tasks: Assist with framing, drywall, painting, plumbing, electrical work, masonry, and other building projects
• Tool Operation: Use motorized and non-motorized tools including shovels, rakes, hammers, chainsaws, compressors, and tampers
• Equipment Maintenance: Complete minor repairs, make field adjustments, and clean equipment to ensure safe operation
• Worksite Support: Operate controls, use seat belts, and install or remove tire chains when needed
• Safety Practices: Follow safety procedures, report injuries and hazards, and maintain awareness of worksite conditions
• Environmental Duties: Apply environmental protection practices and attend designated environmental training

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Work hours may vary for winter operations.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $36,831.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in general maintenance work which has involved at least two of the building, electrical, or mechanical trades; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the Required Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities.

Special Requirement:

• This position requires possession of a valid Pennsylvania Class C Driver's License.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.