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Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic position at RWJ Rahway involves ensuring the safety and functionality of facilities to support patient care. This hands-on role requires problem-solving skills and a commitment to maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

Responsibilities

  • Performing scheduled compliance inspections and completing repairs as needed throughout the facility.
  • Conducting preventative maintenance activities to ensure building systems remain safe and operational.
  • Responding to patient-related concerns and other maintenance requests in a timely and professional manner.
  • Inspecting the environment of care and identifying potential safety hazards before they become issues.
  • Supporting life safety initiatives, including fire boundary inspections and preventative maintenance of firefighting equipment.
  • Utilizing work request systems to document tasks, maintain records, and track completed work.
  • Coordinating and overseeing outside contractors to ensure work is completed safely and in accordance with organizational standards.
  • Contributing to a safe, comfortable, and healing environment for patients, visitors, and team members.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED, or trade school equivalent.
  • Minimum of three years of experience in hospital or industrial maintenance or construction.
  • Valid New Jersey Driver's License required.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits

Additional Information

  • Full-Time Evening position, 11am-7:30pm, Wednesday - Sunday.
  • Location: 865 Stone Street, Rahway, NJ 07065.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Short & Long Term Disability
Life & Accidental Death Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits
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How this job compares in Rahway, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 131 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% 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 Rahway, NJ

Rahway, NJ currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. 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.

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