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Job Description

Overview

The position is for an Experienced Press Brake Operator and Sheet Metal Fabricator who will be responsible for interpreting customer drawings and operating manual and CNC press brakes. The role requires precision in holding tolerances and familiarity with additional fabrication tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret customer drawings
  • Read job travelers and follow routing steps
  • Use calipers for measurements
  • Set up and operate manual and CNC press brakes
  • Hold tolerances of +/- .005”

Requirements

  • Experience in setting up and operating manual and CNC press brakes
  • Ability to read and interpret customer drawings
  • Own calipers and know how to use them
  • Experience with band saw, manual mill for drilling, countersinking and tapping is a plus

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • 11 Paid Holidays

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
PTO
11 Paid Holidays
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How this job compares in Chandler, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$30/hr across 24 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Chandler, AZ

We're tracking 42 other active welding openings in Chandler, AZ right now, from 16 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 397 other active welding openings from 194 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chandler, or widen the search to Arizona.

Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ currently has 19 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (27), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (19), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tempe at $32/hr, Phoenix at $29/hr, and Mesa at $29/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. Experienced Press Brake Operator and Sheet Metal Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.