Job Description

Overview

Interstate Waste Services is a leading provider of solid waste and recycling services, primarily servicing Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, and New York City. The company focuses on delivering high-quality waste and environmental services while ensuring safety for employees and customers.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and basic electrical issues.
  • Perform PM inspections and corrective maintenance to standard.
  • Document work accurately in the CMMS.
  • Support outages, vendor work, and equipment installations.
  • Follow all safety, LOTO, and PPE requirements.
  • Mentor Level C technicians and reinforce safe work practices.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • 3-5+ years of hands-on maintenance experience.
  • Proficiency with mechanical systems and PM execution.
  • Ability to read service manuals and schematics.

How this job compares in North Arlington, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 103 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 North Arlington, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in North Arlington, 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 168 other active welding openings from 114 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), 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Technician Level B figures were last recalculated when this page was built.