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Job Description

Overview

The Assembler I performs bench or line assembly operations to produce components, sub-assemblies, and assemblies using various hand tools and semi-automation equipment, relying on lead personnel for guidance and direction.

Responsibilities

  • Performs duties by verbal or written instructions.
  • Crimps, screws, welds, solders, cements, press fits, or performs similar operations to fasten parts together.
  • Assembles or attaches various hardware such as caps, clamps, tape, lugs, connectors, etc. to assemblies.
  • Tends to machines that shape, press, insert, wind, or weld component parts.
  • Sorts, packs, and records production information.
  • Maintains acceptable levels of production according to established standards.
  • Assists other associates when needed.
  • Maintains dialog with lead personnel on status of work and raw material to ensure efficiency.
  • Practices good safety and housekeeping procedures and adheres to all established policies and procedures.

Requirements

  • Good communication skills and ability to understand verbal and written instructions.
  • Ability to stand, walk, kneel, and work over equipment for long periods of time.
  • Ability to work with and handle very small parts (.003 diameter).
  • Ability to work with hand tools and possibly run a semi-automated machine.
  • Ability to learn and understand dimensions on drawings.
  • Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
  • Ability to determine / recognize color coding.
  • Basic math and measuring skills.
  • Must be a good team player and have the ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds.
  • HS Diploma (or equivalent) preferred.
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How this job compares in Swedesboro, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $17/hr, this posting comes in about 53% below the $36/hr median for manufacturing welder jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Swedesboro, NJ

Swedesboro, NJ currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 214 other active welding openings from 138 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Swedesboro, or widen the search to New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (10), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). 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 Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr, Northvale at $40/hr, and Wayne at $39/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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