Job Description

Overview

At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. We are looking for a Plant Maintenance Technician to perform routine maintenance and repairs in our industrial laundry facility.

Responsibilities

  • Maintains all plant equipment including high volume industrial washers and dryers.
  • Repairs and replaces equipment when necessary; performs basic plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work.
  • Troubleshoots and solves technical issues by following technical manuals and schematics.
  • Orders necessary parts, tools, and equipment in a timely manner.
  • Maintains a proper Daily Schedule Control for equipment maintenance and preventative maintenance schedule and record.
  • Conducts daily removal and processing of waste solids generated from treatment process.
  • Performs equipment troubleshooting, makes necessary repairs, and completes preventative maintenance and housekeeping practices for all related wastewater hardware.
  • Maintains a safe and clean work environment, and observes best practices in all production activities.
  • Uses safety precautions, follows electrical lock-out tag-out procedures for equipment, and adheres to all safe work practices and policies for all safety, boiler, and wastewater treatment procedures.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 3-5 years’ maintenance experience.
  • Demonstrated mechanical and basic electrical aptitude.
  • Familiar with standard maintenance procedures, preventative maintenance schedules, and proper safety techniques.
  • Basic knowledge of industrial laundry equipment and required codes.
  • Ability to comprehend and perform all required training, written, and verbal instructions.
  • Good verbal and/or written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to meet attendance schedule; work may include weekends and overtime as needed.

Additional Information

  • Shift: Monday - Friday, 11am - 7:30pm.
  • Work is performed in a high volume production warehouse setting.
  • Requires the ability to routinely move, lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 25 lbs, and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
  • Requires bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, twisting, and lifting.
  • Requires standing and walking for long periods of time.
  • Must be able to work from elevated heights using ladders, mezzanines, and aerial lifts.

How this job compares in Union, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 114 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Union, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Union, 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Plant Maintenance Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.