A novel maize variety designated PHWEJ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHWEJ with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHWEJ through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHWEJ or a trait conversion of PHWEJ with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHWEJ, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHWEJ and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.