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Overview

Graver Technologies LLC, part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings backed by Berkshire Hathaway, is seeking a Maintenance Technician responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing plant equipment in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and repair all production equipment.
  • Perform preventive maintenance to production equipment.
  • Organize and maintain an organized maintenance shop.
  • Maintain spare parts inventory list and organize inventory.
  • Interact with Engineer & Production Team; coordinate jobs/projects on a daily basis.
  • Review all work orders and complete all required work.
  • Make recommendations on equipment replacement.
  • Manage contractors performing repairs and improvements to the facility.
  • Prepare Purchase Orders for vendors.
  • Complete and document inspections/exercises such as Monthly Fire Extinguisher and Sprinkler System Inspections.

Requirements

  • High School diploma (or GED).
  • 5 years maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with troubleshooting, repairing, replacing and installing manufacturing equipment.
  • Knowledgeable of industrial manufacturing equipment including piping, pumps, blowers, and valves.
  • Ability to read and understand mechanical and electrical drawings.
  • General plumbing knowledge and working experience with pipe fitting and pipe fitting tools is strongly preferred.
  • Working experience with line breaks involving chemicals.
  • General electrical knowledge and working experience with single phase and low voltage control wiring is strongly preferred.
  • General instrument/controls knowledge and ability to pinpoint equipment operational issues.
  • Working experience with pneumatics and hydraulics.
  • Detail oriented with demonstrated analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to speak, understand, read, and write English.

Additional Information

  • Must possess manual dexterity and the ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Ability to work in plant with multiple levels requiring ascending steps, ladders and working on decks/roofs.
  • Will enter confined spaces through existing manways.
  • Ability to be certified for respirator use.
  • Ability to operate powered industrial equipment including forklifts and manlifts.
  • Must have a housekeeping mindset and keep work areas organized and clean.
  • Must be able to support after-hour repairs.
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How this job compares in Newark, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $30–$40/hr across 143 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Newark, NJ

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Newark, NJ right now, from 12 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 130 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Newark, 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 (12), gpac (10), and Gpac (10). 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 $51/hr, Northvale at $40/hr, and Newark at $38/hr. Newark is among them.

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