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Job Description

Overview

STRUCTURAL, a Structural Group Company, is seeking a hands-on Construction Mechanic for their construction warehouse operations in Hawthorne, NJ. The company integrates technology-driven solutions with specialty contracting services to enhance existing infrastructure and is the largest concrete repair contractor in the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate construction equipment for required repairs and communicate issues to management.
  • Maintain and repair all construction equipment, tools, and vehicles.
  • Travel to job sites to inspect, evaluate, and repair construction equipment.
  • Perform administrative work related to paperwork, tracking maintenance logs, and scheduling.

Requirements

  • 4+ years hands-on experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, small engine diesel, gasoline, and fleet vehicle repair and maintenance.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose equipment.
  • Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine necessary maintenance.
  • Must be able to travel to construction job sites.
  • Comply with industry standards and company safety policies.
  • Exhibit a Safety 24/7 attitude.
  • Flexibility with work hours for urgent equipment failures or job site needs.
  • Valid driver's license required; CDL/DOT experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
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How this job compares in Hawthorne, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $48/hr, this posting sits about 44% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $28–$39/hr middle band drawn from 102 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Hawthorne, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hawthorne, NJ, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 161 other active welding openings from 121 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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