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Overview

A skilled fabricator is sought to join a growing custom metal fabrication shop in the Portland metro area, where craftsmanship and input are valued. The role offers opportunities for skill progression and career growth in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Receive components from staging and process according to drawings and quality standards.
  • Track work accurately by recording project start times, PO numbers, and work order details.
  • Verify sub-components are complete and ready for fabrication.
  • Safely fit, assemble, and weld custom metal projects using standard methods.
  • Perform layout, shearing, and bending for small parts.
  • Assist across departments including press brake operations, Quality Control, and shipping.
  • Hand off completed assemblies to the QC team for final inspection.
  • Maintain clear communication with the shop foreman regarding project status.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of shop construction drawings and proficient in using a tape measure.
  • Solid knowledge of basic set-up and operation of welding machines and shop tools.
  • Ability to fit, assemble, weld, and finish projects from drawings efficiently.
  • Ability to fit, weld, and finish flat seam welds with minimal defects.
  • Experienced in assembling custom cabinets and irregular custom assemblies.
  • Clear understanding of standard finish levels specified on drawings.
  • Familiarity with various types of metals and fabrication techniques.
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to contribute input during design phases.

Additional Information

  • Starting pay rate at $28/hour, higher rates available for well-qualified candidates up to $40/hr.
  • Shift is Monday-Friday from 6am to 2:30pm.
  • Location is in the Portland Metro Area - West Side.
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How this job compares in Portland, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Portland, OR — toward the top of a $27–$33/hr middle band drawn from 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Portland, OR

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in Portland, OR right now, from 12 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 66 other active welding openings from 44 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Portland, or widen the search to Oregon.

Welding Shop in Portland, OR currently has 8 other openings live in Oregon, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (8), AAON, Inc. (4), and Sulzer (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 Oregon, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Portland at $30/hr and Redmond at $26/hr. Portland is among them.

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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 & Metal Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.