Job Description

Overview

The Sr Fabricator, Non-Pwr GSE is responsible for disassembling, repairing, and assembling non-powered Ground Support Equipment (GSE) using welding and fabrication skills. The role involves performing diagnostic testing, troubleshooting equipment issues, and guiding other fabricators while ensuring safety and proper maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Disassemble, repair, and assemble non-powered Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
  • Use hand torches, welding, and fabrication skills to ensure proper operation of equipment.
  • Perform diagnostic testing and troubleshoot equipment issues.
  • Document and record safety-related issues for managerial inspection.
  • Guide and support Fabricators in performance of duties.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • Four (4) years welding or fabricator type experience.
  • Knowledge of the use and operation of basic tools.
  • Knowledge of safe operation of welder and torcher.
  • Knowledge of hot works procedures.
  • Ability to read and use blueprints, drawings, and shop manuals.
  • Proficient skills in operating a personal computer.
  • Demonstrated teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

  • Possession of basic set of automotive hand tools including metric sizes.
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds and maneuver any weight above 50 pounds with assistance.
  • Ability to work without supervision for extended time periods.
  • Must be able to work in noisy, non air-conditioned/heated work area.
  • Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
  • Must be willing to work any shift.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license in state of residence.
  • Non-Covered Safety Sensitive position.

How this job compares in Newark, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey, whose middle half runs $28–$40/hr across 102 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 35% 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 Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 161 other active welding openings from 121 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Newark, 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 (6), UPS (4), and Depot Connect International (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 Newark at $35/hr and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. Newark is among them.

Similar openings near Newark, NJ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Sr Fabricator, Non-Pwr GSE figures were last recalculated when this page was built.