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Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic/Carpenter position at Kennedy University Hospitals involves installation, repair, and preventive maintenance of mechanical equipment and building facilities. The role requires interaction with staff and maintenance of various systems to ensure safety and functionality.

Responsibilities

  • Perform urgent, corrective, routine, preventative, and requisitioned repairs of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing equipment and systems.
  • Maintain routine records of all inspections, preventative maintenance, and repairs performed on any equipment or system.
  • Maintain and repair distribution systems involving vacuum, medical air, medical gas systems, and air compressors.
  • Maintain and repair pneumatic equipment located in engine rooms, such as hot water converters, thermostats, induction units, sump pumps, and all piping pertaining to the function of this equipment.
  • Make checks of all mechanical area equipment.
  • Handle maintenance calls from the main office.
  • Assist other trade maintenance technicians with more complicated repairs as needed.

Requirements

  • Journeyman Mechanical Maintenance (or equivalent) certification.
  • Understanding of electrical safety and lockout/tagout standards.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Additional education and/or training required.
  • 3+ years of related experience required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work Shift: Rotating
  • Location: 18 East Laurel Road, Stratford, New Jersey, United States of America
  • Employment Type: Temporary

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Stratford, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, where the middle half runs $28–$38/hr across 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 28% 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 Stratford, NJ

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Stratford, 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 127 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 (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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