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Job Description

A well established and growing high-speed frozen food manufacturer in Hackensack, NJ is hiring a hands-on Maintenance Mechanic to keep production equipment running safely and at peak performance.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect boilers, HVAC, air compressors, and refrigeration systems before start-up and shut-down
  • Disassemble, assemble, clean, and lubricate production lines and kettles daily
  • Set dies on production lines to spec during daily start-up
  • Watch gauges and instruments to keep machines within processing standards
  • Set up and adjust equipment and conveyors to product specifications and test the setup
  • Perform preventive maintenance, including silo sifters on a monthly basis
  • Check equipment for repair or replacement and keep records of repairs and maintenance
  • Order parts, manage maintenance inventory, and keep reports up to date
  • Recommend improvements to engineering and leadership
  • Follow GMP, confined space procedures, and OSHA, USDA, and HACCP rules
  • Keep the work area clean, organized, and safe

Requirements

  • 5+ years of related maintenance experience
  • High school diploma and technical training or equivalent
  • Knowledge of installing, servicing, and repairing production equipment and PLCs
  • Ability to read schematics and diagrams, and electrical and welding skills
  • Strong safety habits and a hands-on mindset
  • Must be eligible to work in the U.S. (relocation is not offered)

Additional Information

  • In-Person
  • Full-Time
  • Compensation is $30 - $34 /hr
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How this job compares in Hackensack, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $27/hr median for manufacturing welder jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $22–$36/hr middle band drawn from 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 67% 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 Hackensack, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hackensack, 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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