Job Description

Overview

A door and millwork company is seeking a millwork fabricator/assembler to perform various tasks related to cutting, sanding, and assembling door and window frames.

Responsibilities

  • Cutting, ripping, and sanding of materials.
  • Assembly of door and window frames.

Requirements

  • Ability to use chop saws, table saws, sanding equipment, drills, and planers.
  • Ability to lift up to 80 lbs.
  • Familiarity with and ability to use various fasteners including pneumatic nailing, screws, and staples.
  • Ability to perform glue and clamp operations.
  • Ability to accurately and consistently assemble products according to specifications.
  • Reliability with good attendance and punctuality.
  • Able to work well without direct supervision and as a member of a team.
  • Respectful to coworkers and supervisors.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
PTO

How this job compares in Olympia, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $33/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Washington, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 18 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Olympia, WA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Olympia, WA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 98 other active welding openings from 59 employers. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

Welding Shop in Seattle, WA currently has 16 other openings live in Washington, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (16), Loenbro (6), and Parker Hannifin (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $55/hr, Seattle at $30/hr, and Redmond at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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