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Overview

A leading manufacturing company is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to perform maintenance work on machine tools, plant equipment, and buildings. The ideal candidate will have experience in mechanical repair, plumbing, and electrical installation.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance work on machine tools, plant equipment, and buildings.
  • Work from written instructions, including manuals, drawings, sketches, and schematics.
  • Perform general maintenance associated with plumbing, light carpentry, and facility maintenance.
  • Assist in snow removal and the moving or rearranging of furniture.
  • Drive company vehicles for various tasks, including picking up or delivering parts and materials.
  • Accurately maintain work logs, inventory, and preventive maintenance records.
  • Adhere to all safety regulations and best practices.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma and/or Associates degree in a related field.
  • 5-7 years of experience in a production or job shop environment.
  • At least 5 years of related experience in building and equipment maintenance.
  • Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must be a licensed Black Seal Boiler Mechanic.
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How this job compares in Springfield, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 12% 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 64% 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 Springfield, NJ

Springfield, NJ currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 214 other active welding openings from 139 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Springfield, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Jobot 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 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.