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Overview

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company focused on sustainable impact and innovative technology. The Field Service Technician will execute field service activities at customer sites, ensuring safety and efficiency while troubleshooting and maintaining various equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain a safe working environment and culture.
  • Take care of company property.
  • Demonstrate high impact culture through innovation, accountability, and empowerment.
  • Function effectively in a team environment.
  • Work with minimal supervision.

Requirements

  • Some local travel required (tri-state area).
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to obtain DOT Medical card.
  • Able to pass background check and pre-employment drug screen.
  • 1 to 2 years of technical work experience including industrial or commercial process water experience.
  • Electrical, mechanical, and water treatment experience.
  • Customer service experience.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office including smart devices.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking and troubleshooting ability.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule is Sunday-Thursday.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in East Rutherford, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 100 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 28% 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 East Rutherford, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in East Rutherford, 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 172 other active welding openings from 128 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Xylem 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 gpac (8), Valcor Engineering Corporation (6), and DC Fabricators (3). 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 South Plainfield at $38/hr and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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