Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic position involves supporting site operations through maintenance skills to ensure productivity while adhering to safety and regulatory requirements. The role emphasizes cooperation across departments and a commitment to team goals.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain, repair, and install equipment according to SOPs and specifications.
  • Troubleshoot equipment and process issues for safe and efficient production.
  • Perform preventive maintenance and inspections, maintaining accurate documentation.
  • Fabricate, install, and modify equipment from prints.
  • Repair, install, align, and operate pumps and mechanical systems.
  • Operate forklifts and related equipment safely and efficiently.
  • Implement and follow safety protocols, including PPE and hazard assessments.
  • Identify hazards and support safety programs.
  • Maintain tools and work areas in safe and clean condition.
  • Support production goals and equipment reliability with minimal supervision.
  • Train and assist team members in a collaborative environment.
  • Identify continuous improvement and cost-saving opportunities.
  • Participate in training and ongoing skill development.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 3–5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Proven ability to maintain, repair, install, and troubleshoot mechanical equipment.
  • Hands-on experience with pump repair, installation, and alignment.
  • Ability to perform preventive maintenance and maintain accurate records.
  • Working knowledge of safety practices including PPE and compliance procedures.
  • Experience using standard maintenance tools and equipment.
  • Ability to work independently and support production schedules.
  • Physical capability to perform job duties including climbing and lifting.

How this job compares in Perth Amboy, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $29–$40/hr middle band drawn from 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 66% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Perth Amboy, NJ

Perth Amboy, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 214 other active welding openings from 138 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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. Maintenance Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.