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Overview

The Fair Lawn Public School District is seeking a Skilled Carpenter/Locksmith for the 2026-2027 school year. This full-time, 12-month position requires extensive experience in carpentry and locksmithing within a commercial or institutional setting.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Completion of a recognized carpentry apprenticeship program, preferred
  • Certified Locksmith designation or equivalent documented professional locksmith certification, preferred
  • A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of successful, documented experience in commercial, industrial, or institutional carpentry and locksmithing
  • Comprehensive knowledge of commercial/institutional carpentry, millwork, and structural maintenance
  • Advanced technical knowledge of commercial door hardware, master key systems, electronic access controls, panic hardware, and high-security locking mechanisms
  • Demonstrated experience in managing comprehensive master key systems and repairing heavy-duty institutional doors/hardware
  • Ability to read, interpret, and work from blueprints, architectural drawings, and hardware schedules
  • Basic computer literacy to utilize digital work-order systems, email, and specialized master key management software
  • Previous experience working within a public school district or public sector framework, preferred
  • Ability to meet deadlines with tight time constraints
  • Possession of a valid New Jersey Driver's License for mobile travel between district buildings

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Account
Tuition Reimbursement
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How this job compares in Fair Lawn, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 27% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% 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 Fair Lawn, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Fair Lawn, 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 174 other active welding openings from 129 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 (8), Valcor Engineering Corporation (6), and Xylem (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 South Plainfield at $38/hr and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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