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Overview

Royal Waste Services, a Waste Connections Company, is seeking a skilled Welder to join their maintenance team in Queens, NY. The role emphasizes safety and teamwork while performing welding and fabrication tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and fabrication on dumpsters and containers, with occasional work on truck bodies and intermodal trailer containers.
  • Drive a company flatbed vehicle to pick up parts or containers (no CDL required).
  • Use wire feed MIG welders, plasma cutters, and torches for repair and fabrication.
  • Paint containers using rollers and brushes (no spray painting involved).
  • Lift and move heavy materials; must lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
  • Operate a propane-powered forklift (5000 lb. capacity) and telehandler forklift - certification provided after hire.
  • Work closely with a small, two-person team—communication and teamwork are essential.
  • Prioritize safety on the job by following all safety protocols and procedures.

Requirements

  • Welding experience (formal training not required—backyard welding is welcome).
  • Experience with MIG welding and common fabrication tools.
  • Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs. unassisted and work safely around heavy equipment.
  • Comfortable working in both outdoor and indoor shop environments.
  • Team-oriented with strong communication skills.
  • Forklift experience is a plus (certification provided after hire).
  • Reliable, self-motivated, and safety-conscious.

Additional Information

  • Location: Queens, NY.
  • Pay Starting: $25.00- $32.00/per hour (based on relevant experience).
  • Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with some flexibility on Saturdays as needed.
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How this job compares in Jamaica, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs across New York, whose middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 99 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 41% 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 Jamaica, NY

Jamaica, NY currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 156 other active welding openings from 110 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Jamaica, or widen the search to New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (15), Veterans Health Administration (4), and Collins Aerospace (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 York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $54/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Rochester at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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