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Overview

Keystone Industries is dedicated to fostering a supportive work environment that encourages teamwork and career development. The Maintenance Mechanic position involves systematic inspections, repairs, and maintenance of chemical processing equipment in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with scheduled cleaning duties and preventative maintenance on building and chemical processing and production equipment.
  • Perform preventive maintenance including inspections, lubrications, replacements, and periodic small equipment reconditioning.
  • Keep industrial equipment in good working order.
  • Perform basic/minor repair maintenance on pumps, valves, fluid changes, belt adjustments and replacements, and seal replacements.
  • Learn how to repair small and large scale chemical processing production equipment.
  • Learn shop fabrication of various materials.
  • Salt and shovel sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, and steps in cold weather.
  • Become familiar with production jobs and learn the basic operation and flow of product through the processing system.
  • Complete ad-hoc projects as requested by management.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years’ experience as a Maintenance Mechanic/Technician maintaining chemical or food processing equipment.
  • Willingness and ability to be forklift certified and trained on scissor lift.
  • Ability to work at various heights and in confined areas.
  • Mechanically inclined with basic mechanical aptitude.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Participate in on-the-job training.
  • Capable of working in hot, cold, or dusty areas.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
  • Capable of standing, walking, kneeling, etc. for long periods.
  • Ability to work longer hours and on weekends as needed.

Benefits

  • Weekly Pay
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Schedule: 1st shift, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, M-F
  • Location: Cherry Hill, NJ (08002)
  • Salary range: $30-35 per hour

Benefits

Weekly Pay
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Cherry Hill, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting comes in about 10% 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 38% 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 Cherry Hill, NJ

Cherry Hill, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 198 other active welding openings from 117 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 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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