Job Description

Overview

At VCI, we support emergency responders with a commitment to customers and employees, offering competitive pay and comprehensive benefits. The Mechanic position involves diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining light duty trucks or emergency vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Perform intermediate maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on light-duty trucks and emergency vehicles.
  • Install and service mechanical systems, suspension components and drivetrains.
  • Inspect, troubleshoot and repair engine performance, brakes, cooling systems, ignition systems, hydraulic and electrical systems.
  • Maintain and repair new vehicle set up.
  • Responsible for maintaining shop equipment and a clean and safe work area.
  • Ensure all work complies with DOT, NFPA, and other regulatory guidelines as required.
  • Maintain accurate service records and follow company and industry safety standards.
  • Manage and report time on tasks.
  • Wash, clean and prep new vehicles for service.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Applicants must have their own tools and a valid state license.
  • Proficiency in automotive mechanical systems, diagnostics and repair.
  • Ensure all work complies with Triple KKK standards.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • High School Diploma or GED and at least 2 years of experience in an electrical automotive environment or equivalent experience.
  • Proficient in all intermediate repair disciplines (welding, carpentry, fabrication, knowledge of air brakes systems, etc.) and have a willingness to learn new systems as they relate to emergency vehicles.
  • Driver’s license CDL B with air brake and bus endorsement a plus.

Benefits

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

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Berlin, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$40/hr across 107 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 Berlin, NJ

Berlin, 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 166 other active welding openings from 122 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 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.

Similar openings near Berlin, NJ

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