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Job Description

Overview

The Cabinet Maker position at Metro-North Railroad involves constructing, repairing, assembling, and installing various wooden structures throughout Grand Central Terminal. The role requires skilled craftsmanship and adherence to safety standards in a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-quality finished work in the construction, repair, assembly, and installation of cabinets, custom shelving, furniture, doors, crown molding, and other wooden structures.
  • Fabricate, lay out, assemble, frame, and install metal and wood stud walls, doors, door jambs, cabinets, high-grade furniture, and window frames.
  • Install and repair sheetrock.
  • Install Formica countertops and drop ceilings.
  • Construct forms for concrete installation.
  • Lay out and install vinyl and carpet tile floors.
  • Install prefabricated office workstations.
  • Read and understand blueprints.
  • Verify dimensions and check the quality and fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications.
  • Measure and mark dimensions on paper or lumber stock before cutting.
  • Set up and operate carpentry shop machines to cut, mold, and shape woodstock.
  • Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired and plan the method and operation for shaping and assembling parts.
  • Attach parts or subassemblies together to form completed units.
  • Reinforce joints with nails and other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing.
  • Install hardware using hand tools.
  • Trim, sand, and scrape surfaces and joints to prepare articles for finishing.
  • Match materials for color, grain, and texture.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must have High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma or Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC).
  • Vocational or apprentice training as a Cabinetmaker or finished Carpenter.
  • Two years of experience performing finished carpentry.
  • Ability and experience using table saw, jointer, power saw, and screw gun.
  • Very strong attention to detail and quality craftsmanship.
  • Strong planning skills with the ability to improvise based on conditions encountered.
  • Skilled in operating common powered and manual woodworking tools.

Additional Information

  • This position is safety sensitive and subject to toxicology testing.
  • Must complete Metro-North respirator training and certification within 30 days.
  • Must complete Metro-North fall protection certification.
  • Must provide appropriate hand tools for the job.
  • Works within the limits of Grand Central Terminal.
  • Works around moving and hazardous machinery.
  • Must be able to work at heights up to 75 ft. from the ground.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $41/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, whose middle half runs $33–$45/hr across 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 47 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 36 different employers. 29 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 151 other active welding openings from 101 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority currently has 2 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 (16), Alstom (4), and Delta Air Lines (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 New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $41/hr and Brooklyn at $32/hr. New York is among them.

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