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Overview

Tuscan Dairy is seeking a skilled Maintenance Mechanic to join their team, responsible for ensuring the operation of machinery and mechanical equipment through maintenance on production, packaging, processing equipment, and utility systems. The company is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), dedicated to delivering quality dairy products to communities.

Responsibilities

  • Complete maintenance requirements on production, packaging, processing equipment, and utility systems.
  • Safely operate power equipment.
  • Assist the plant maintenance team with coordination of inspections and special events.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • Minimum one year experience.
  • Boiler Experience preferred.
  • Ammonia Refrigeration Experience preferred.
  • NJ Boiler License preferred.
  • NJ Refrigeration License preferred.
  • Must be able to pass all pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks.
  • Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
  • Must be able to stand, walk, pull, push, reach and bend virtually the entire shift.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and assist others when lifting is necessary.
  • Must be able to work in a wet environment.
  • Must be able to legibly write entries for record keeping.
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays.
  • Driver’s license required to operate a company-owned vehicle.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Service recognition and employee rewards
  • Employee referral program

Additional Information

  • Schedule: 10:00pm - 6:30am; Off Friday and Saturday.

Benefits

401k
PTO
Health Insurance
Career growth opportunities
Service recognition and employee rewards
Employee referral program
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How this job compares in Burlington, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% 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 Burlington, NJ

Burlington, 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 135 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Dairy Farmers of America 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), MillenniumSoft Inc (11), and Gpac (9). 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 Newark at $38/hr, Camden at $37/hr, and Linden at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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