Job Description

Overview

The Utility position is an hourly role responsible for ensuring the quality of shingles during production, reporting to the Production Shift Supervisor. The role involves adhering to safety and quality standards while maintaining production efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Follow and enforce all safety rules and procedures.
  • Maintain good housekeeping in all work areas.
  • Participate on safety teams and engage in TPM activities.
  • Perform laminator quality checks and comply with Layered Process Audit requirements.
  • Ensure bundles are properly stacked when exiting autocatchers.
  • Monitor and report unusual or suspect material issues.
  • Remove off-specification shingles from the line.
  • Clear machine jams and assist in cleaning all machines.
  • Wrap or rewrap finished product as necessary.
  • Handle, stack, weigh, mark, and store product in the proper location.
  • Perform preventive maintenance or downtime cleaning activities.
  • Display shingles on the viewing board every hour and during color changes.
  • Relieve Utility team members for break periods.
  • Participate in process teams.

Requirements

  • Must have a minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Must be able to work at a rapid pace in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
  • Must be able to work all shifts including nights.
  • Regular attendance, timeliness, and scheduling flexibility are required.
  • Must have the ability to do basic mathematical calculations.
  • Must be able to obtain a forklift license.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Exposure to temperature extremes and uncomfortable noise levels.
  • Mandatory overtime as required.
  • Ability to frequently move 40-100 pounds.

How this job compares in Kearny, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$40/hr across 144 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Kearny, NJ

Kearny, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 131 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Owens Corning 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 (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. 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. Machine Operator/Forklift Driver figures were last recalculated when this page was built.