March 9, 2026

Maintenance Mechanics Needed Amid USPS Transformation and Modernization

USPS Offers Competitive Salary, Free Tools, Health Benefits, Life Insurance, Paid Sick and Vacation, Retirement Plan and More

Maintenance Mechanic

PITTSBURGH, PA — The United States Postal Service has immediate openings for Maintenance Mechanics in Pittsburgh and Warrendale. The starting annual salary is $59,559.

All our employees are well compensated and offered the following benefits:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision Life Insurance
  • Retirement Plan (Company Matching 5%)
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • 11 Federal Holidays
  • Paid Vacation & Sick Leave (Carry over from year to year)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Commuter Benefits Program

Maintenance Mechanics perform semi-skilled preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance tasks. These tasks are associated with the upkeep and operation of various types of mail processing equipment, building equipment, and powered industrial equipment.

Job duties include:

  • Perform maintenance and routine repairs such as plumbing, heating, refrigeration, and air-conditioning
  • Perform maintenance and routine repairs on simple control circuitry, bearings, chains, motors, belts and other parts of equipment
  • Assemble, install, replace, repair, modify or adjust small operating equipment
  • Under the direction of skilled maintenance of employees, perform tasks related to disassembling equipment, replacing parts, relocating and reassembling equipment

For a description of Maintenance Mechanic duties visit our website https://about.usps.com/careers/how-to-apply/

Once you become a career employee in the maintenance field you will also have the opportunity of free training for other positions available within the organization throughout your career.

Applicants must be 18 years of age and be able to pass drug screening and a background investigation. Applicants must be available to work weekends and holidays. See job postings at www.usps.com/careers for full details of duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Job postings are updated frequently, so check back often for additional opportunities.

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