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Job Description

Overview

Timken offers a career opportunity where employees can make an immediate impact by improving the efficiency of industrial equipment. The company seeks individuals to perform heat treat operations on production parts, contributing to advancements in motion technology.

Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of heat treat operations on production parts.
  • Set-up and operate gas-fired furnaces and associated quenching devices.
  • Utilize measuring devices such as micrometers and hardness testing devices.
  • Maintain accurate logs for equipment used.
  • Set-up floor dies and participate in quenching operations.
  • Examine carburizing fixtures and baskets, reporting unserviceable conditions.
  • Participate in charging and quenching operations.
  • Perform straightening operations as directed.
  • Maintain a neat and orderly work area.

Requirements

  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution required.
  • Must be eligible to work in the US.
  • Must be willing to work overtime and any shift.
  • Mechanical abilities are required.
  • Able to read, write and perform basic mathematics.
  • Able to make decisions on a variety of problems.
  • Able to accurately follow Heat Treat and ISO procedures.
  • Able to perform physically demanding work.
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How this job compares in Union County, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$40/hr across 115 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Union County, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Union County, 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 184 other active welding openings from 131 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 (13), Phillips Tank & Structure (7), and Carvana (5). 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 $38/hr, and South Plainfield at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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