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General Utility Worker - Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metro Facilities

Location

Teaneck, NJ

Wage

$15.07 – $26.57/hr

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Posted on October 29, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The General Utility Worker at Fairleigh Dickinson University, managed by Aramark, is responsible for operating, monitoring, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on facility equipment. The role requires knowledge in various maintenance areas and offers a range of benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Repairs heating facility equipment such as pumps, compressors, reducing stations, and heat exchangers.
  • Performs annual maintenance overhauls on all applicable equipment.
  • Repairs air conditioning, heating, plumbing, and electrical systems as required.
  • Monitors running equipment, reads and records log entries, i.e., temperatures, pressures, flows, etc.
  • Labels various mechanical equipment by name, function, flow, etc.
  • Performs facility operations, equipment operations, service and preventative maintenance work as assigned.
  • Monitors and logs information from meters, gauges, equipment controls, valve conditions, switch settings, and the energy management and control systems in accordance with assigned procedures.
  • Performs assigned chemical tests of various water sources, documents results, and adjusts in accordance with assigned procedures.
  • Other duties and tasks as assigned by manager.

Requirements

  • Knowledge and experience in repair and general maintenance of heating, electrical, plumbing and carpentry required.
  • Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Must be able to follow safety procedures and precautions due to physical risks.

Benefits

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

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 37% 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 4% 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 Teaneck, NJ

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

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