Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Associate is responsible for performing routine maintenance on all manufacturing equipment in the plant under the direction of the Maintenance Manager. The role emphasizes safety and efficiency in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform mechanical maintenance activities and minor electrical repairs on manufacturing process equipment.
  • Troubleshoot production equipment throughout the plant.
  • Communicate with production personnel regarding the status of the lines.
  • Monitor production lines and address any abnormal conditions of the machines.
  • Assist line operators with solving problems on different machines to improve quality and efficiency.
  • Work with operators to monitor all safety items on the machines.
  • Perform major preventative maintenance activities on the production lines.
  • Maintain records of repair work performed and equipment parts/components consumed.
  • Maintain tool and machinery part inventory.
  • Verify all tools and equipment are properly accounted for and put away.
  • Perform other duties as needed by the Shift Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, or Reliability Manager.

Requirements

  • High School graduate is preferred but not required.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing equipment including pumps, motors, conveyors, air valves, and various power sources.
  • Mechanical knowledge of machines and tools including designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Problem solving and troubleshooting skills for equipment failure.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to remain standing 100% of the shift.
  • Must pass a functional capacity test prior to employment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: Hours are 3pm – 11:30pm.
  • Starting pay is $30/Hr, based on experience and knowledge.
  • This role is eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Kearny, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Kearny, NJ

Kearny, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 174 other active welding openings from 129 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 (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 Kearny, 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 Associate figures were last recalculated when this page was built.