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Overview

Founded and family‐owned since 1896, Rhoads Industries is a total solution provider of industrial fabrication, mechanical/maintenance and maritime services. As a member of the Rhoads team, you’ll join a quickly growing team of energetic, skilled tradespeople committed to delivering exceptional products and services.

Responsibilities

  • Read and understand work packages, drawings, and blueprints.
  • Layout, position, align and secure parts & assemblies according to specifications using various measuring tools.
  • Perform welding using the GMAW welding processes.
  • Work within assigned group to move and position work pieces using overhead cranes.
  • Operate hand and power tools such as magnetic drills, grinders, cutting torches and automated welding tractors.
  • Inspect own work to ensure it meets product specifications and is compliant before presented to QA.
  • Inspect equipment to maintain functionality and report any malfunctions.
  • Set-up and operate machinery to support fabrication such as punching, shearing, cutting, drilling.
  • Assist in the fabrication of multi-component fabrications.
  • Be dispatched to other buildings within the Navy yard and possible other job sites when requested.
  • Be available for various shifts, including overtime and weekends.

Requirements

  • High school graduate with related trade school and experience in the industry required.
  • 5+ years of experience in the fabrication industry.
  • Experience in GMAW (Pulse and Spray) and FCAW welding processes; GTAW is a plus.
  • Must qualify to Plate in the 3-G and 4-G position Per AWS D1.1 using the GMAW process.
  • Proven past welding certification history is a plus.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Understanding of welding symbols and ability to decipher work packages and blueprints.
  • Ability to cut material using cutting torch, plasma torch, track burner, shears, etc.
  • Safety focused and able to work in a team environment.
  • OSHA /10 safety training required, with up-to-date OSHA/10 being a plus.
  • Experience in MIL work Per TP1688 and past qualifications to TP248 in GMAW Pulse and Spray is a plus.

Additional Information

  • Exposure to construction or industrial areas where personal protective equipment is required.
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How this job compares in East Camden, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $55/hr, this posting sits about 66% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $28–$38/hr middle band drawn from 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 95% 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 East Camden, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in East Camden, 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 183 other active welding openings from 128 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

Rhoads Industries 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 (7), Lockheed Martin (7), and DC Fabricators (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 Moorestown at $42/hr, Newark at $33/hr, and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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