Junior Maintenance Worker

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Junior Maintenance Worker to be part of a unique marine oil spill and marine renewable energy research, testing, and training facility at Ohmsett - The National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility located in Leonardo, New Jersey. Join our team of passionate, dedicated, and dynamic experts at the largest outdoor saltwater wave/tow tank facility in North America.

ARA’s Ohmsett Team is committed to:

• Providing excellent service to the global oil spill response community and the marine renewable energy industry
• Operating and maintaining a US government state-of-the-art facility
• Developing Ohmsett into an International Center of Excellence for Oil Spill Response and Marine Renewable Energy

As a Junior Maintenance Worker, you will be assisting technicians and engineers in a variety of mechanical and electrical tasks. You will be working around a large water tank, so safety and attention to detail is extremely important.  Communication with your immediate supervisor daily is imperative, regarding work schedule, safety issues, repairs, etc. A clean driving record is needed as well as passing a drug and background check. Under immediate supervision, you will work on a variety of straightforward jobs including but not limited to heavy lifting, (moving furniture, equipment, and materials), operating a forklift, building maintenance and upkeep and other outside functions such as pressure washing, weed whacking, and snow plowing. Responsibilities will include driving various work-related vehicles and servicing them; working from portable and stationary ladders; working with various petroleum and chemical products, e.g., transferring liquids to and from storage tanks and assisting with water treatment testing.

Qualifications

• High School graduate plus experience maintaining equipment (completing basic repairs, and working with hand and machine tools)
• 0 - 1 year of experience
• Basic computer proficiency is required