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Job Description

Overview

This position is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation for Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer roles, focusing on recruiting qualified candidates for the Department of Defense workforce. The work is performed under the supervision of a Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Supervisor.

Requirements

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • This position requires a 1 year probationary period.
  • Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
  • Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination from a background investigation.

Additional Information

  • This is a Materiel Maintenance Management Career Program position aligned under the Logistics Career Management Directorate.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions from the Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized.
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How this job compares in Jersey City, NJ

Pay in context

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 $31–$41/hr across 92 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City, NJ currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 109 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.

US Army Corps of Engineers currently has 1 other opening 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 (11), DC Fabricators (4), and UPS (3). 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 Lyndhurst at $33/hr and South Plainfield at $32/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. HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT REPAIRER figures were last recalculated when this page was built.