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Job Description

Overview

Hopewell Sheet Metal Manufacturing is a trusted provider of quality custom sheet metal for the trades, serving the Mid-Atlantic for 45 years with craftsmanship, reliability, and efficiency from their 30,000-square-foot facility in Hagerstown. They are looking for an experienced Sheet Metal Mechanic to fabricate HVAC ductwork and custom assemblies for trade contractors.

Responsibilities

  • Work safely every day and call out unsafe conditions if seen.
  • Read and interpret shop and customer drawings and work orders.
  • Lay out, cut, form, and assemble custom sheet metal products.
  • Operate automated equipment, such as coil line and plasma tables.
  • Look for better ways to get work done and share with the team.
  • Train apprentices on safe, accurate work habits and lead by example.
  • Keep the shop and equipment clean and organized.

Requirements

  • Two or more years of sheet metal fabrication experience.
  • Shop, manufacturing, HVAC fabrication experience, or knowledge of SMACNA standards is a plus.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to read work orders and drawings carefully and fabricate accurately.
  • Pride in work and commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Team player who shares knowledge and helps fix issues.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is fully on-site in Hagerstown, MD, 7:30 AM-4PM, Monday-Friday.
  • Employment is contingent on successfully completing a pre-employment drug screen.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
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How this job compares in Hagerstown, MD

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Maryland, where the middle half runs $23–$38/hr across 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% 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 Hagerstown, MD

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hagerstown, MD, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Maryland as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 31 employers. Browse welding jobs across Maryland.

The most active employers in Maryland at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Dixon Valve (2), Better Engineering (2), and U.S. Coast Guard (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 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.

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