RME Operator
Location
Carteret, NJ
Wage
$21.66 – $25.48/hr
Posted on September 7, 2026
Location
Carteret, NJ
Wage
$21.66 – $25.48/hr
Posted on September 7, 2026
C&W Services is seeking an RME Operator to support the RME team in day-to-day operations, focusing on learning to maintain and repair conveyance systems and material handling equipment. The role emphasizes safety and proactive maintenance in a cutting-edge facility.
At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 33% 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 5% 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.
Carteret, 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 130 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.
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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. RME Operator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.