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Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Operating Engineer II for the Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O). This position involves maintaining, operating, and repairing stationary steam boilers and auxiliary equipment in the Camden Central Heating Plant.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of boilers, motors, pumps, compressors, blowers, valves and other auxiliary equipment.
  • Operates the Power Plant at maximum efficiency to ensure minimal energy consumption.
  • Periodically makes comprehensive tests, takes readings and maintains logs of fuel consumption, water conditions, pressures, temperatures, steam flow and other readings.
  • Adds chemicals to treat steam, water, fuel in accordance with requirements prescribed.
  • Ensures compliance with all regulations.
  • Keeps work area clean and neat.
  • Performs a variety of maintenance duties as directed by Chief.
  • Makes continual inspections of equipment and systems in area of responsibility and reports condition to the Chief of Camden Central Plant.

Requirements

  • A minimum of three (3) years of experience in the operation and maintenance of stationary steam boilers, chillers, turbines, generators and auxiliary equipment of a high pressure Power Plant.
  • A minimum blue seal is required for this position.
  • A valid driver’s license is required as well as taking the Rutgers Defensive Driving Course.
  • Chiller Plant experience is also preferred.
  • Computer knowledge is CMMS and plant monitoring is also preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full Time position with standard working hours of 40.00 per week.
  • Position is located in Camden, NJ.
  • Union Description: IUOE 68

Benefits

Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Camden, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $37/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 63% 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 Camden, NJ

Camden, NJ currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 166 other active welding openings from 123 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Camden, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Rutgers University currently has 2 other openings 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 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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