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Job Description

Overview

Join Silgan Containers, America’s largest metal food packaging producer, as a Machinist in Edison, NJ. We’re looking for skilled professionals to operate and maintain precision tooling and CNC equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain CNC grinders, lathes, Bridgeport mills, welders, plasma cutters
  • Perform tool and die machining using blueprints and precision measuring instruments
  • Troubleshoot and repair gearboxes, pumps, and production equipment
  • Refurbish and rebuild tooling for can-making machinery
  • Measure and calculate raw material requirements
  • Catalog and organize production tooling for efficiency
  • Perform quality checks and ensure compliance with strict manufacturing tolerances
  • Follow lockout/tagout safety procedures
  • Operate plant equipment such as forklifts, lifts, and booms

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED - Trade school preferred
  • 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or machining environment
  • Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and attention to detail

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Starting Pay $35.95 per hour plus shift differential for 3rd shift
  • Commitment to Safety: 'Drive to Zero Injuries' initiative
  • Sustainability Leadership: Edison is Silgan’s first facility with on-site solar power

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Edison, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $36/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 112 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 54% 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.

The local market in Edison, NJ

Edison, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 180 other active welding openings from 127 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 (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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Tool and Die Machinist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.