Machine Operator - Misc. Metal Fabrication
Location
Goldsboro, NC
Wage
$20/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 1, 2026
Location
Goldsboro, NC
Wage
$20/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 1, 2026
Metalcrafters NC is seeking a dependable and motivated Machine Operator to join their growing shop production team in Goldsboro, NC. This role is essential in the fabrication process, involving the safe operation of machinery to prepare various metal components for production.
At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across North Carolina, where the middle half runs $24–$32/hr across 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
Goldsboro, NC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 157 other active welding openings from 81 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.
The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are West Fraser (49), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (4), and Carrier Global (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 North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Seaboard at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Machine Operator - Misc. Metal Fabrication figures were last recalculated when this page was built.