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Interstate Waste Services is a leading provider of solid waste and recycling services, primarily serving Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, and New York City. The Maintenance Technician Level B is responsible for performing diagnostics, repairs, and preventive maintenance on MRF processing equipment while mentoring Level C technicians and ensuring safe operations.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and basic electrical issues.
  • Perform PM inspections and corrective maintenance to standard.
  • Document work accurately in the CMMS.
  • Support outages, vendor work, and equipment installations.
  • Follow all safety, LOTO, and PPE requirements.
  • Mentor Level C technicians and reinforce safe work practices.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • 3–5+ years of hands-on maintenance experience.
  • Proficiency with mechanical systems and PM execution.
  • Ability to read service manuals and schematics.

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How this job compares in North Arlington, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting comes in about 13% 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 30% 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 North Arlington, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in North Arlington, 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 214 other active welding openings from 139 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Interstate Waste Services, Inc. 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), 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 Technician Level B figures were last recalculated when this page was built.