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Job Description

Overview

The Rapid Group (TRG) is seeking an experienced Rigger / Millwright / Maintenance Mechanic to support various sector projects, providing machinery assembly, rigging, alignment, and equipment repair services across New Jersey and the NY Metro area.

Responsibilities

  • Perform machinery assembly and alignment for rotating and production machinery.
  • Conduct hoisting, rigging, installing, setting, aligning, removing, and commissioning of equipment.
  • Disassemble, inspect, repair/rebuild, and reassemble rotating and production equipment in both shop and field environments.
  • Perform sheet metal or steel fabrication and welding with or without blueprints.
  • Use machinist hand tools, precision alignment tools, and measuring instruments for setup and equipment operation.
  • Repair and assemble bushings, bearings, couplings, shafts, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels.
  • Support field service calls throughout the NJ, Southern NJ, and NY Metro regions.
  • Follow safety procedures and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
  • Collaborate with team members to complete mechanical and rigging projects efficiently.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience as a rigger, millwright, or maintenance mechanic.
  • Strong experience with machinery assembly, alignment, and rotating equipment.
  • Skilled in rigging, hoisting, equipment installation, alignment, removal, and commissioning.
  • Ability to perform repairs and rebuilds on industrial/production machinery.
  • Sheet metal or steel fabrication and welding experience (with or without blueprints).
  • Proficiency with machinist tools, precision alignment devices, and measuring instruments.
  • Machinist background is a plus.
  • Valid driver’s license required (CDL is a plus).
  • Mandatory pre employment drug testing.
  • Fluent in English—read, write, speak, and comprehend.
  • Strong attention to detail and craftsmanship.
  • Ability to work independently or with a team.
  • Good communication and customer service skills.
  • Reliable, safety focused, and able to work in dynamic field environments.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Full time
  • Onsite, field-based role
  • Typical schedule: Monday Friday 7:00am-4:30pm
  • Overtime and on call shifts may be required based on customer needs
  • Travel to customer sites required

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $69/hr, this posting sits about 108% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $28–$39/hr middle band drawn from 103 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Paterson, NJ

Paterson, NJ currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 168 other active welding openings from 115 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Paterson, or widen the search to New Jersey.

The Rapid Group currently has 2 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), Carvana (6), and DC Fabricators (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 and Delanco at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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