Machine Operator 1st Shift
Location
Perth Amboy, NJ
Wage
$19/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 9, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Englert is a leading manufacturer of metal roofing and gutter systems, dedicated to helping customers succeed through innovation and unmatched customer service. They are seeking a Machine Operator for the 1st shift to manage day-to-day operations safely and efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Operate equipment to defined standards and product specification targets
- Troubleshoot equipment to optimize production
- Perform basic asset care duties including routine preventative maintenance and cleaning of the work area
- Work as a team to help meet or exceed production, waste, quality, and safety goals
- Operate and/or work around mobile equipment
- Efficiently use standard and precision measuring equipment
- Communicate finishing/quality concerns, service level statuses, and equipment performance issues
Requirements
- One (1) year or more experience working in a manufacturing and/or industrial environment
- Experience using machinery
- Ability to effectively and safely use a wide variety of hand measuring tools, wrenches, files, and various small tools
- Basic computer knowledge
- Basic math skills for data input into the system
Benefits
- Annual Bonus
- Full Medical Benefits
- 401k
- PTO
Additional Information
- 1st Shift Schedule 600 AM-230 PM
Benefits
Annual Bonus
Full Medical Benefits
401k
PTO
How this job compares in Perth Amboy, NJ
Pay in context
At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 46% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $30–$40/hr across 143 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 1% 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 Perth Amboy, NJ
Perth Amboy, 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.
Englert 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 (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 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.