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Overview

At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time, and we are looking for a reliable and experienced Welder to join our team.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret project plans, blueprints, and other written instructions and diagrams.
  • Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts for welding.
  • Produce welds that are 100% X-ray quality and demonstrate knowledge in safe rigging practices.
  • Walk over and work on top of fixed, overhead fixed and movable railroad bridges.
  • Climb stairwells and ladders with fall prevention equipment.
  • Demonstrate complete knowledge in welding, rigging, fabrication, and torching.
  • Express knowledge of industrial safety and OSHA guidelines.

Requirements

  • Must pass physical welding test AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code for unlimited thickness in all positions.
  • Must be a Certified Welder.
  • Demonstrate extreme attention to detail and full understanding of all safety codes and procedures.
  • Work outdoors in all types of weather conditions, including confined spaces at various heights.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
  • Possess physical ability to use various types of hand and power tools.
  • Possess exceptional problem solving and team leadership skills.
  • Provide a valid Driver’s License and High School Diploma or GED.
  • Successfully pass the pre-screening process including physical and drug test, employment verification, criminal history, and driving background checks.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work location is Wood-Ridge/Per Diem, NJ.
  • Structural Welders must be willing and able to travel to any of our NJ Transit locations as required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Wood-Ridge, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 78 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 51% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Wood-Ridge, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Wood-Ridge, NJ, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 118 other active welding openings from 73 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

NJ TRANSIT currently has 2 other openings 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.5 — the Bridge Welding Code, jointly published by AWS and AASHTO. It is stricter than D1.1 on fracture toughness and inspection, and is required on most state and federal bridge work.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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