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Overview

WIN Waste Innovations is seeking a 1st Class Power Plant Mechanic responsible for maintaining mechanical equipment in a safe and professional manner. The role involves troubleshooting, repairing, and operating various equipment while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards.

Responsibilities

  • Initiates and completes work-orders and requisitions and documents all critical information on a routine basis.
  • Uses Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software (Tabware).
  • Available to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime.
  • Responds and reports to work during off hours for emergency repairs and is on call.
  • Troubleshoots mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, diagnoses problems, and makes necessary repairs.
  • Operates mobile equipment including industrial forklifts, manlifts, and skid steer type loaders.
  • Performs preventative maintenance activities and other routine maintenance and repairs around facility grounds.
  • Identifies and repairs potential safety hazards.
  • Communicates effectively via radio using three-part communication.
  • Participates and supports operations functions as necessary.
  • Uses various machine shop equipment such as bandsaws and drill presses.
  • Proficient in welding practices including SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, brazing, and soldering.
  • Identifies and safely uses and maintains hand tools and portable power tools.
  • Operates equipment in a Waste-to-Energy facility including conveyors and pumps.
  • Leads small projects as assigned.
  • Demonstrates operational knowledge of facility equipment and systems.
  • Works rotating shifts if requested.
  • Follows standard safety and environmental procedures.
  • Completes all required Environmental Management System and Compliance Training.

Requirements

  • High School diploma (GED) preferred.
  • Tech Schooling Experience.
  • 4-6 years of mechanical background or experience in a construction type environment.
  • Proficient with Oxy-Acetylene and Plasma torch usage.
  • Ability to read and record measurements with precision.
  • Qualified in structural welding in accordance with D1.1 and R certified.
  • Qualified in tube welding per ASME Section XI.
  • Licenses as required by Local, State, Federal, Environmental and/or Health/Safety Regulatory agencies.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Works in a noisy environment.
  • Physical demands include standing, walking, climbing, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
  • Requires personal protective equipment including respirators, hardhat, safety shoes, and more.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Westville, 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 Westville, NJ

Westville, 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 152 other active welding openings from 109 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

WIN Waste Innovations 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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