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Job Description

Overview

The Welder/Fabricator is responsible for performing welding, cutting, and fabrication work using various hand tools and shop equipment, including MIG welding equipment for producing coring drills and related components.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and operate fabrication machinery based on job specifications and production requirements
  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and work instructions to determine proper fabrication methods
  • Measure, cut, shape, and assemble metal components (plates, pipes, tubes, and structures)
  • Perform MIG welding, brazing, and other joining techniques as required
  • Monitor machine operation and inspect parts to ensure quality and accuracy
  • Identify defects or malfunctions and make adjustments as needed
  • Remove burrs, sharp edges, rust, or scale from finished parts
  • Execute splice work and inspect/test joints to ensure product integrity
  • Complete trimming, marking, and part identification as required
  • Maintain accurate daily production paperwork
  • Safely operate all tools and equipment required for the role
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area
  • Follow all safety, quality, and production standards

Requirements

  • Regular standing, walking, and use of hands to handle tools and materials
  • Frequent lifting up to 25 lbs; occasional lifting up to 75+ lbs
  • Frequent bending, reaching, and occasional kneeling or crouching
  • Visual ability to inspect parts, including close and peripheral vision
  • Safety glasses (with side shields) and steel-toed boots are required
  • Hearing protection required in designated areas
  • Manufacturing environment with standard shop equipment and machinery

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Steady, full-time schedule
  • Competitive hourly pay
  • Team-oriented shop environment
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Milford, NH

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across New Hampshire — toward the top of a $20–$38/hr middle band drawn from 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Milford, NH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Milford, NH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New Hampshire as a whole we're tracking 18 other active welding openings from 15 employers. Browse welding jobs across New Hampshire.

The most active employers in New Hampshire at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Smiths Tubular Systems - Laconia (2), Frontgrade Technologies (2), and MEI Industrial Solutions (2). 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. 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.

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