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Overview

WIN Waste Innovations is seeking a 1st Class Power Plant Mechanic responsible for the installation, troubleshooting, cleaning, inspecting, and maintenance of mechanical equipment in a safe and professional manner. The role involves responding to emergency repairs and operating various mobile equipment within the facility.

Responsibilities

  • Initiates and completes work-orders and requisitions and documents all critical and pertinent information on a routine basis.
  • Uses and becomes proficient with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software (Tabware).
  • Available to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime.
  • Responds and reports to work during off hours when emergency repairs are required and is able to be on call.
  • Troubleshoots mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, diagnoses problems, and makes necessary repairs.
  • Operates mobile equipment including industrial forklifts, manlifts, skid steer type loaders, and other mobile equipment.
  • 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.
  • Actively participates and supports operations functions as necessary, including internal equipment inspections and cleaning of work areas.
  • Uses various machine shop equipment such as bandsaws, drill presses, and stationary grinders.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in welding practices including SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, brazing, and soldering processes.
  • Identifies and safely uses and maintains hand tools and portable power tools.
  • Operates equipment in a Waste-to-Energy facility including chain & flight conveyors, hydraulic equipment, and various style pumps.
  • Leads small projects as assigned by the Lead Mechanic, Maintenance Supervisor, or Maintenance Manager.
  • Follows standard safety and environmental procedures and reports hazards to the Shift Supervisor.
  • Completes all required Environmental Management System and Compliance Training.

Requirements

  • High School diploma (GED) or equivalent.
  • Tech Schooling Experience.
  • 4 to 6 years of mechanical background or experience in a construction-type environment.
  • Proficient with Oxy-Acetylene and Plasma torch usage.
  • Qualified in structural welding in accordance with D1.1 and R certified; qualified in tube welding per ASME Section XI.
  • Ability to read and record measurements with precision.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Works rotating shifts, if requested.
  • Noise in work environment.
  • Physical demands include standing, sitting for prolonged periods, walking, handling tools, and climbing.

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 $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$37/hr across 53 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 88 other active welding openings from 71 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 DC Fabricators (3), Carvana (3), and Interstate Waste Services, Inc. (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 1st Class Power Plant Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.