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Overview

Comfort Systems USA Shoffner is hiring Sheet Metal Fabricators to build commercial HVAC ductwork and fittings in their Knoxville shop. They welcome experienced fabricators as well as entry-level candidates with relevant hands-on industrial experience.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and assemble rectangular and round commercial HVAC ductwork.
  • Build fittings such as elbows, transitions, offsets, plenums, and other custom components.
  • Read and follow fabrication tickets, labels, shop drawings, and basic blueprints.
  • Measure, mark, cut, bend, form, connect, and reinforce sheet metal materials.
  • Operate brakes, shears, Pittsburgh machines, seamers, bead rollers, spot welders, and plasma cutting equipment.
  • Use hand and power tools including snips, drills, impact drivers, rivet guns, and hand seamers.
  • Check completed work for correct measurements, secure connections, and overall quality.
  • Move materials safely and work with the team to meet shop production schedules.
  • Follow safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.

Requirements

  • Sheet metal fabrication experience is preferred but not required.
  • Machine operating, manufacturing, production, welding, or similar hands-on experience is welcomed.
  • Ability to read a tape measure and perform basic math.
  • Mechanical aptitude and ability to learn fabrication equipment and processes.
  • Attention to detail, dependable attendance, and a quality-focused approach.
  • Ability to work safely, stay productive, and contribute as part of a team.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Full-Time position in a shop-based environment.
  • Current office on Papermill Drive, moving to Fleenor Mill Road, Heiskell, TN.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
Vision
Dental
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How this job compares in Knoxville, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee, where the middle half runs $21–$27/hr across 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 18% 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 Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, TN currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 73 other active welding openings from 55 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Knoxville, or widen the search to Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staffmark (4), Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (3), and JOST International (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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