Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Facility Mechanic for the Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O). The position involves performing a variety of maintenance repairs and installations across multiple trades including plumbing, HVAC/R, electrical, and carpentry.

Responsibilities

  • Operates, maintains, repairs and installs machinery, plumbing fixtures, and simple HVAC/R controls.
  • Responds to trouble calls and requests within the facilities using hand tools and power tools.
  • Performs routine building maintenance and inspections on mechanical equipment and related facility systems.
  • Prepares, maintains and submits requisitions for materials and work orders.
  • Maintains daily time sheets and information pertaining to work performed.
  • Responds to emergency calls and determines corrective actions to limit damage.
  • Understands and adheres to compliance standards.

Requirements

  • Technical school diploma or equivalent knowledge plus two years of experience in electrical plumbing, HVAC/R, carpentry, painting, and/or general maintenance.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Ability to perform minor repairs to mechanical equipment/systems, HVAC/R, electrical, plumbing, and fire alarm systems.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full Time position with standard working hours of 40.00 per week.
  • Location: Newark, NJ.
  • Union Description: IUOE 68.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Newark, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 102 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 161 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 Newark, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Rutgers University 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 Valcor Engineering Corporation (6), UPS (4), and Depot Connect International (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 Cherry Hill at $31/hr. Newark is among them.

Similar openings near Newark, NJ

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