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Overview

At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time, and we're looking to hire talented folks with a commitment to excellence to make it all possible.

Responsibilities

  • Repair and construct a variety of structures including railings, doors, stairs, roofs, walls, and ceilings.
  • Deliver materials and pick-up heavy equipment and tools to areas as assigned.
  • Mix concrete, mortar, pour and finish concrete.
  • Install temporary supports to hold structures in place while decayed steel is removed.
  • Rig steel for installation or removal.
  • Perform light running repairs to assigned vehicles.
  • Inspect vehicle daily for safety and damage.
  • Maintain a safe work environment.

Requirements

  • Demonstrate carpentry, steel, and masonry ability.
  • Work effectively under pressure and in all weather conditions.
  • Demonstrate ability to communicate well with others at all levels.
  • Understand and know standard construction policies.
  • Have mathematical and mechanical aptitude.
  • Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
  • Successfully pass background, drug screening and physical.
  • Provide a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL-A) and clean 7-year driving history.
  • Possess a high school diploma or GED.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

B&B Mechanics/Vehicle Operators must be willing and able to travel to any of our NJ Transit locations as required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Wood-Ridge, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $30–$40/hr across 143 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Wood-Ridge, NJ

Wood-Ridge, 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.

NJ TRANSIT currently has 4 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 (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.

Similar openings near Wood-Ridge, NJ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. B&B Mechanic/Vehicle Operator(CDL-A) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.