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R.T. Moore

Sheet Metal Fabricator

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Wage

$22 – $32/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on October 11, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Join R.T. Moore as a Sheet Metal Fabricator, where you can utilize your machining, welding, and fabrication skills. This position offers the opportunity to learn advanced fabrication methods while contributing to meaningful projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, cut, fit, measure, weld, and machine to create desired shapes or objects per quality standards.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and engineering plans to design welded and machined products.
  • Check measurements and dimensions of each piece being worked on.
  • Make templates for common tasks to ensure quality standards.
  • Write 3-axis CNC programs.
  • Inspect equipment and finished products.
  • Safely operate manual machine tools including CNC mill, manual lathe, and tig & mig welder.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Two or more years of welding experience preferred.
  • Two or more years of CNC experience preferred.
  • Understanding of construction tasks and industrial processes.
  • Ability to comprehend blueprints and work specifications.
  • Proficient in operating heavy machinery.
  • Independent problem solver.
  • Must demonstrate honesty, trustworthiness, and sound work ethics.
  • Effective verbal and listening communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate with team members to achieve shared goals.
  • Mechanical and mathematical aptitude.
  • Basic hand tool/machine experience.
  • Detail oriented.
  • Physical ability to lift at least 75 pounds or more.
  • Must be able to stand, walk, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk, and hear for most of the workday.
  • Must be able to climb or balance regularly.
  • Capable of lifting at least 100 pounds on occasion.
  • Manual dexterity sufficient to handle items and work with fingers.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday to Friday 1st Shift
  • Location: On-site Indianapolis facility
  • Salary: $22-$32 hourly based on experience

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Indianapolis, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $31/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Indiana, where the middle half runs $24–$31/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 29% 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 Indianapolis, IN

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Indianapolis, IN right now, from 12 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 121 other active welding openings from 73 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Indianapolis, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (37), Lensing Building Specialties & Architectural Sales (4), and Skillforce (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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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