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LGH USA

Equipment Maintenance Technician (Carlstadt, NJ)

Location

Carlstadt, NJ

Wage

$23.5/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 9, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Founded in 1990, LGH is a leader in the hoisting and rigging equipment rental industry, providing essential rental equipment for various installations, maintenance, and repairs. The Equipment Maintenance Technician will play a vital role in maintaining rental equipment to ensure its availability for safe use.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare rental equipment orders and conduct inspections for quality compliance.
  • Disassemble, troubleshoot, repair, reassemble, and test various types of equipment.
  • Perform routine preventative maintenance on rental equipment.
  • Operate forklift to load and unload delivery vehicles and transport equipment.
  • Drive company vehicles to transport rental orders safely and timely.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Mechanical background or aptitude strongly preferred.
  • Hand and power tool experience desired.
  • Experience with rigging equipment beneficial but not required.
  • Valid Driver's License with a good driving record required.
  • DOT certification required upon employment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Full Time; Monday – Friday (8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
  • Location: Carlstadt, NJ
  • Occasional overtime may be required.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 12% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Carlstadt, NJ

Carlstadt, NJ currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 174 other active welding openings from 129 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Carlstadt, or widen the search to 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.

Similar openings near Carlstadt, NJ

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