Job Description

Overview

The Fabricator is responsible for interpreting engineering drawings and work instructions to fabricate, assemble, fit, and prepare metal components and assemblies to required specifications and quality standards. This role operates a variety of fabrication equipment and hand tools while maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, work orders, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and specifications.
  • Measure, mark, cut, drill, grind, bend, fit, and assemble metal components and structures.
  • Set up and operate fabrication equipment, including saws, shears, ironworkers, presses, rollers, brakes, and other machinery.
  • Perform layout work using measuring tools such as tape measures, squares, and protractors.
  • Verify dimensions and inspect completed work to ensure compliance with specifications and quality standards.
  • Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and material handling equipment in a safe manner, as authorized.
  • Collaborate with welders, engineers, and production personnel to resolve fabrication issues.
  • Maintain accurate production records and report material shortages, equipment issues, or quality concerns.
  • Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment and work areas.
  • Follow all safety procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, and personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and workflow.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Minimum of one (1) year fabrication experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Basic computer proficiency and ability to learn company systems.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and work instructions.
  • Experience using standard fabrication equipment and hand tools.
  • Basic mathematical skills, including fractions, decimals, geometry, and measurement conversions.
  • Ability to safely lift and move materials within established guidelines.
  • Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and quality.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Three or more years of metal fabrication experience preferred.
  • Experience working with stainless steel, carbon steel, or structural components preferred.
  • Experience with OEM equipment manufacturing or custom fabrication preferred.
  • Forklift and overhead crane experience preferred.

Additional Information

  • Work is performed primarily in a manufacturing and fabrication environment.
  • Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, noise, vibration, dust, fumes, and varying temperatures.
  • Required use of personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, steel-toed footwear, and other PPE as necessary.
  • May require overtime, weekend work, or schedule flexibility to meet production demands.

How this job compares in Pewaukee, WI

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $22/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Wisconsin, whose middle half runs $19–$25/hr across 15 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 40% 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 Pewaukee, WI

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Pewaukee, WI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Wisconsin as a whole we're tracking 165 other active welding openings from 108 employers. Browse welding jobs across Wisconsin.

The most active employers in Wisconsin at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are QPS Employment Group (20), Wabash (6), and Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. (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 Wisconsin, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marinette at $32/hr, Manitowoc at $30/hr, and Waukesha at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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