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Seeking a lead metal fabricator with at least 5 years experience in ARCHITECTURAL METAL FABRICATION for making custom: furniture, sculpture, lighting and architectural items like: doors, planters, fireplace surrounds, and trim. No CNC experience required but CNC press brake experience is a big plus. We are not seeking a "Welder". Welding is important but it's a small part of the job requirements. Applicant must be a skilled welder as well as a versatile fabricator who's proficient in a wide array of tools, machinery and processes. A qualified applicant should also have a deep understanding of various metals and their unique qualities. Applicant must be proficient in: MIG/TIG welding, sheet metal fabrication and metal finishing like polishing and patina. You should be familiar with the industry standard finishes and how to create them. A qualified applicant should know basic machining (on manual Mill & Lathe) as well as familiarity with tube rolling/bending. Occasional heavy lifting is a requirement in this position. You should have experience operating a forklift and overhead crane. You MUST be: 100% reliable, comfortable working alone, a good problem solver and able to keep a clean and organized work space. We are a very small team in a large, clean, organized and well equipped shop. Regular work hours are M-F, 8:30 - 5:30 with a rare evenings or weekends to meet deadlines. 2 weeks PTO is included in your salary. Professional references and resume required. If you do not have “architectural fabrication experience” ie. furniture, lighting, cladding, stairs and railings, and sculpture, - do not apply. (Recent APEX grads - do not apply. I am not looking for a “welder”.) Reply to this add with your references and resume as a .doc or pdf attachment. Put "Fabricator" and your name in the subject line. This is a huge opportunity for the right person with room to grow. Position available starting in September/October

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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across New York currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$35/hr across 19 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Brooklyn, NY

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in Brooklyn, NY right now, from 12 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 156 other active welding openings from 110 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Brooklyn, 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. Brooklyn is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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