Maintenance Mechanic II
Location
Rahway, NJ
Posted on September 17, 2026
Location
Rahway, NJ
Posted on September 17, 2026
The Maintenance Mechanic II is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, replacing, and installing production line equipment while adhering to GMP standards and safety policies. This role includes performing preventive maintenance and participating in deep cleaning procedures for packaging line equipment.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$40/hr across 132 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Rahway, NJ currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 198 other active welding openings from 117 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Rahway, or widen the search to New Jersey.
The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are gpac (15), Rhoads Industries (12), 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 $41/hr, Northvale at $40/hr, and Newark at $35/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. Maintenance Mechanic II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.