Technician Maintenance

Location

South Plainfield, NJ

Wage

$25 – $35/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 1, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Technician position is a hands-on role providing technical expertise in the maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance of facility equipment in a validated, cGMP environment. The role includes responsibilities for maintaining shop tools, inventory, and the department’s CMMS while adhering to Lean and 5S principles.

Responsibilities

  • Perform predictive and preventative maintenance on equipment, machinery, and facility buildings.
  • Conduct daily, weekly, quarterly, and semi-annual safety/maintenance inspections.
  • Respond to maintenance calls on a 24/7 basis and maintain a spare parts program.
  • Install, repair, and service ventilation, heat, and air conditioning systems.
  • Comply with environmental requirements for waste management.
  • Install and repair facility lighting and wiring fixtures.
  • Maintain and analyze a production downtime record.
  • Adhere to Lock-out, Tag out procedures for employee safety.
  • Analyze new ways to improve operations and respond to audit findings.
  • Attend workshops and training to maintain mechanical and technical skills.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of 2 years of related experience in maintenance systems.
  • Ability to effectively communicate in English; Spanish preferred in PR.
  • Computer literacy including word processing and spreadsheet capabilities.
  • Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work independently.
  • Above average organizing, analyzing, and Level 3 math skills.
  • Working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics, or electrical applications.
  • Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
  • Normal hearing range sufficient to hear alarms and signals.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Employee Schedule: Wednesday Noon - 6pm, Thursday thru Saturday - 6am - 6pm.
  • Position may require after hours emergency response activities.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in South Plainfield, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% 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 South Plainfield, NJ

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in South Plainfield, NJ right now, from 9 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 214 other active welding openings from 138 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in South Plainfield, or widen the search to 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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