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Overview

As a Stationary Engineer with RWJBarnabas Health, you will operate, maintain, and repair boilers and critical plant equipment to support the daily needs of healthcare facilities. This role requires a strong background in boiler operations and mechanical systems to ensure safety and efficiency in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

  • Operate, inspect, and maintain gas- and oil-fired boilers, chillers, heaters, and associated powerhouse equipment.
  • Monitor boiler feed-water levels and fuel-to-air ratios for proper combustion and efficient operation.
  • Test boiler feed water and maintain water treatment programs for feed water and boiler water.
  • Clean fuel oil burners and lubricate, adjust, troubleshoot, and repair plant equipment as needed.
  • Perform preventive maintenance on boiler room machinery, incinerators, and laundry equipment.
  • Monitor building management, fire alarm, and medical gas systems.
  • Record steam pressure, water levels, fuel oil pressure, and stack temperatures in logbooks.
  • Perform hands-on mechanical maintenance and pipe-fitting work.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized powerhouse environment.
  • Support operational needs through additional assigned duties, including snow removal when required.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Relevant on-the-job or formal training comparable to a related accredited vocational program.
  • At least three years of direct work experience with boilers and generating equipment.
  • Valid State of New Jersey Stationary Engineer Black Seal license required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a Full-Time, Night position with scheduled hours Friday-Tuesday, 10:30pm-6:30am.
  • Location: 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $34/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% 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 Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City, NJ currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 166 other active welding openings from 122 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Jersey City, or widen the search to New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Darling Ingredients (5), Carvana (4), and Lockheed Martin (4). 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 Newark at $35/hr and Lyndhurst at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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