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Overview

The Fine Jewelry Polisher at Tiffany & Co. is responsible for finishing and cleaning jewelry and other items, ensuring high-quality standards and safety in the workshop. The role requires a deep knowledge of jewelry materials and techniques, along with a commitment to productivity and organization.

Responsibilities

  • Perform finishing and cleaning on all assigned orders according to Tiffany & Co. standards.
  • Complete all craft work according to Tiffany quality and design standards.
  • Inspect all assigned orders for additional defects and note, repair or escalate as appropriate.
  • Maintain assigned orders in an organized fashion ensuring that due dates are adhered to.
  • Develop deep Tiffany & Co. product knowledge including designers, collections, and repair techniques.
  • Comply with all health and safety requirements including personal protective equipment and hazardous material handling.
  • Provide assistance throughout the service center and participate in special projects.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum 2 years experience as a production or repair polisher, jeweler or silversmith.
  • Successful completion of a Tiffany & Co. polishing bench test.
  • Verbal and written English language skills.
  • Ability to meet the physical, cognitive and work environment requirements.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Queens, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $25–$41/hr across 137 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% 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.

The local market in Queens, NY

Queens, NY currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 202 other active welding openings from 136 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Queens, or widen the search to New York.

Tiffany & Co. currently has 3 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (17), Randstad USA (6), and GE Aerospace (5). 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 $53/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Latham at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Fine Jewelry Polisher - Queens, NY figures were last recalculated when this page was built.