Manufacturing Machinist Tool & Die Maker
Location
Metuchen, NJ
Wage
$30 – $45/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 16, 2026
Location
Metuchen, NJ
Wage
$30 – $45/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 16, 2026
We are seeking an experienced Tool & Die Maker to join our team in a hands-on role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for manufacturing, repairing, modifying, and maintaining tooling, dies, fixtures, jigs, and machine components to ensure precise fit, performance, and production reliability.
At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 108 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 58% 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.
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Metuchen, NJ, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 174 other active welding openings from 111 employers. 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), Gpac (10), and Carvana (6). 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 Northvale at $40/hr, Newark at $35/hr, and Totowa at $34/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. Manufacturing Machinist Tool & Die Maker figures were last recalculated when this page was built.