Foreman/Tank Builder
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 23, 2026
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 23, 2026
Phillips Tank & Structure (PTS) is a nationwide tank construction company specializing in designing, engineering, repairing, and constructing above-ground metal storage tanks. They are seeking a full-time Foreman/Tank Builder to provide site supervision and leadership on construction projects.
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.
Jersey City, NJ currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 184 other active welding openings from 132 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Jersey City, or widen the search to New Jersey.
Phillips Tank & Structure currently has 6 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are gpac (13), Phillips Tank & Structure (6), 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Foreman/Tank Builder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.