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Overview

The Maintenance Technician III at FedEx is responsible for supporting industrial maintenance of material handling systems, focusing on preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair. The role requires proficiency in mechanical power transmission, electrical systems, PLC/controls, and welding/fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Provide preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of material handling systems.
  • Adhere to safety standards and promote a safe work environment.
  • Interpret electrical or mechanical schematics and engineering specifications.
  • Respond to sort calls to diagnose problems and make repairs.
  • Utilize Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software to manage data.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and PLC/controls failures.
  • Assist lower-level technicians and develop scopes of work for small projects.
  • Work a flexible schedule as needed.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Certificates in Industrial Maintenance/Mechatronics or related area preferred.
  • Four years of experience in Industrial Maintenance.
  • Proficiency in mechanical power transmission, electrical systems, and PLC/controls.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to follow procedures and collaborate with teams.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • This position will be Tuesday-Saturday 10pm to 6:30am.
  • May work in hot or cold temperatures.
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How this job compares in Linden, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 78 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 41% 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 Linden, NJ

Linden, NJ currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 73 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Linden, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Federal Express Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (9), 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 and Somerdale at $27/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. Maintenance Technician III figures were last recalculated when this page was built.