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Overview

We are looking for a skilled Shop Technician to join our team in Denver, CO. The person hired will be responsible for a performing a variety of tasks to support manufacturing and fabrication work at Campos Fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Following blueprints, building plans, and sketches to understand project requirements.
  • Accurately measuring and cutting metal, wood, plastic, and other materials to size using a variety of tools.
  • Constructing and assembling structural elements.
  • Proficiently using a range of hand tools and power tools.
  • Applying protective coatings and paints to large structures and equipment.
  • Understanding and communicating client requirements and project risks.
  • Establishing ownership of project tasks and providing feedback to team members.
  • Assessing project issues and identifying solutions to ensure timely delivery.
  • Coordinating and communicating with multiple departments and clients.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Experience in mechanical fabrication and a manufacturing environment.
  • Prior experience painting preferred.
  • Knowledge of welding and blueprint reading are a nice to have.
  • Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented environment.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Denver, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 34% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Denver, CO, where the middle half runs $29–$44/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% 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 Denver, CO

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Denver, CO right now, from 7 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 79 other active welding openings from 52 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Denver, or widen the search to Colorado.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are RK Industries (8), Welding Shop in Denver, CO (6), and Martin Marietta (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 Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pueblo at $38/hr, Louisville at $35/hr, and Denver at $34/hr. Denver is among them.

Similar openings near Denver, CO

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabrication Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.