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Primo Fabrication

Welder/Fabricator

Location

Lynden, WA

Wage

$30 – $40/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG WeldingStainless SteelAPI
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Posted on October 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Primo Fabrication is a rapidly growing metal fabrication shop in Lynden, WA, specializing in innovative solutions for Food Processing & Packaging, Manufacturing, Industrial, and Architectural services. They are seeking a full-time Welder/Fabricator with experience in stainless TIG welding, a team attitude, and a focus on safety.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding, grinding, cutting, drilling, punching, layout, bending, shearing, color cleaning, assembly, and machining.
  • Read shop prints and take verbal directions.
  • Ensure all fabrication is correct dimensionally, functionally, and in quantity.
  • Keep a clean and organized work area.
  • Perform all tasks safely and follow safety guidelines and policies.
  • Communicate well with supervisors and co-workers.
  • Project install and on-site work.
  • Travel in the greater Seattle area and out of state.
  • Help co-workers with project details and questions.
  • Perform overtime as requested.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED diploma, or three to six months’ related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Fabrication certificate from trade school preferred.
  • Two to three years’ work experience in a fabrication shop required.
  • Ability to manage a project.
  • Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfortable quality checking work to minimize mistakes and errors.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Willing to work out of town.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Days and hours of work are Monday through Thursday, 6:30am to 5:00pm, 40 hrs. a week.
  • Additional evening and weekend work as well as working out of town may be required.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Lynden, WA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Washington, whose middle half runs $30–$35/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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 Lynden, WA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lynden, 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 89 other active welding openings from 61 employers. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (11), Parker Hannifin (4), and All American Marine (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 Washington, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Seattle at $36/hr, Bremerton at $34/hr, and Bellingham at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.