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Overview

Chelten House Products, LLC. is a fourth-generation, family-owned food industry manufacturer based in Swedesboro, New Jersey, known for producing high-quality pasta sauces, salad dressings, and other sauces. They are seeking a Maintenance Technician for their 2nd shift to ensure efficient and safe operation of machinery and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure machinery and equipment operate efficiently and safely.
  • Utilize computer systems for work orders.
  • Use various mechanical test equipment.
  • Understand and use predictive maintenance technology.
  • Utilize mechanical trade skills to complete daily tasks.
  • Perform mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
  • Conduct equipment repairs, rebuilds, and installations.
  • Conduct root cause analyses to eliminate sources of failure in equipment.
  • Participate in continuous improvement activities.
  • Establish and maintain equipment at basic conditions through CI processes and tools.
  • Communicate with others to ensure efficient and effective operations.

Requirements

  • High School Education or GED.
  • Industrial Technical courses in Industrial Technology preferred.
  • 4+ years’ work experience in the food manufacturing industry.
  • Experience in industrial electrical and mechanical repairs.
  • Strong team player with good communication skills.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • 2nd shift Monday-Friday 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $35/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 59% 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 Bridgeport, NJ

Bridgeport, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 168 other active welding openings from 114 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), 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 Tech/Mechanic (2nd shift) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.