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Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic II position involves performing proactive maintenance, repairs, and inspections of facilities and equipment. The role requires establishing maintenance programs based on departmental quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform pro-active maintenance, repairs, and inspections to facility and equipment in assigned areas.
  • Establish programs based on determined needs in accordance with department quality standards.

Requirements

  • High School Grad/GED required; Technical School preferred.
  • Blue Seal required if hired as Boiler Operator.
  • Trade License (plumber, electrician, HVAC, carpenter) preferred.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Good physical coordination and dexterity.
  • Good problem solving skills.
  • Ability to think clearly and make prudent decisions in emergency situations.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Short-term Disability
  • Long-term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program

Employment Type

Full-time

Compensation

  • Minimum Wage: $34.75/hour
  • Maximum Wage: $37.62/hour

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
Short-term Disability
Long-term Disability
Life Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
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How this job compares in Camden, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $29–$40/hr middle band drawn from 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% 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 Camden, NJ

Camden, 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 163 other active welding openings from 110 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.

Similar openings near Camden, NJ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Mechanic II, 1st shift, Full Time figures were last recalculated when this page was built.