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Job Description

Overview

As a Plumber at RWJBarnabas Health, you will maintain the plumbing, heating, water, gas, and drainage systems that support the Medical Center's operations. This hands-on role requires troubleshooting skills and a commitment to ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for patients and staff.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, install, repair, and replace pipes, fittings, and plumbing fixtures throughout the Medical Center.
  • Maintain heating, water, gas, and drainage systems to support safe and reliable facility operations.
  • Repair low-pressure steam lines and condensation return pipes, and install pipe assemblies and plumbing fixtures.
  • Perform preventative maintenance inspections on plumbing fixtures, piping, valves, and related equipment.
  • Replace defective pipes and repair leaks or damaged connections using soldering, caulking, and other techniques.
  • Work with a variety of plumbing components, including pressure relief valves, check valves, steam traps, and fittings.
  • Assist with the operation and maintenance of heating and air conditioning systems.
  • Identify maintenance concerns and report conditions requiring attention to the Lead Plumber.
  • Report safety hazards and facility concerns to help maintain a safe environment.
  • Support other skilled trades as a mechanic or assistant when needed.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or completion of trade school.
  • 5 years of practical plumbing experience.
  • Valid New Jersey Driver’s license.
  • Preferred: certified Plumber’s license.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits

Additional Information

  • Full-Time position, Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm.
  • Location: 220 Williamson Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Short & Long Term Disability
Life & Accidental Death Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits
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How this job compares in Elizabeth, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $31/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 38% 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 Elizabeth, NJ

Elizabeth, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 183 other active welding openings from 128 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

RWJBarnabas Health currently has 2 other openings 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.

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