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Overview

Berjé Inc. is a family-owned company with over 70 years of expertise in the flavor and fragrance industries, specializing in sourcing high-quality raw materials. The Maintenance Technician will perform preventive maintenance and repairs on various equipment and systems to support operational goals.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance inspections, troubleshooting, calibrations, and service on machines, pumps, motors, and building systems.
  • Rebuild pumps and other production equipment.
  • Thoroughly clean machines and machine parts, removing and reinstalling parts as necessary.
  • Oil and lubricate moving parts on machines to ensure effective performance.
  • Record and report damaged, worn, or broken parts.
  • Conduct minor electrical troubleshooting and installations.
  • Perform plumbing work including running copper lines and installing plumbing fixtures.
  • Work with CMMS system entering and closing work orders and entering equipment and preventive maintenance.
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, SQF, and OSHA procedures and regulations.
  • Maintain a neat and orderly work area at all times.
  • Follow all safety rules and SOPs.
  • Complete documentation including maintenance forms and equipment logbooks.
  • Support the company in achieving established operational goals.
  • Perform other maintenance work as assigned by the Supervisor or Manager.

Requirements

  • Vocational/Technical Schooling and/or Training in maintenance crafts (plumbing/mechanical/electrical).
  • Good mechanical aptitude and strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • 5+ years of maintenance experience in an Industrial Manufacturing environment.
  • Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment.
  • Minor electrical troubleshooting and installations skills.
  • Plumbing skills including copper pipe work and soldering.
  • Knowledge of welding, HVAC systems, and lean principles is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $28–$38/hr across 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 61% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Carteret, NJ

Carteret, NJ currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 183 other active welding openings from 127 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Carteret, or widen the search to New Jersey.

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.

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