Job Description

Overview

We are a locally owned sheet metal fabrication company with over 20 years of experience serving the Puget Sound area, currently hiring entry-level sheet metal fabricators in Kirkland, WA. This full-time position offers hands-on training in various fabrication techniques, with a commitment to promoting from within.

Responsibilities

  • Learn cutting, bending, assembling, and finishing sheet metal alongside experienced fabricators.

Requirements

  • Must be 18 years or older.
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs.
  • Basic math skills (fractions/decimals).
  • Reliable transportation and punctuality.
  • Strong work ethic and ability to work as a team player.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Mon–Fri, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM (1-hr lunch).
  • Locations: Seattle (Lake City Way), Kirkland (Totem Lake), Everett.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Kirkland, WA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Washington currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$34/hr across 87 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Kirkland, WA

Kirkland, WA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Washington as a whole we're tracking 106 other active welding openings from 68 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Washington.

Welding Shop in Seattle, WA currently has 11 other openings live in Washington, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Washington at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Seattle, WA (11), All American Marine (8), and Parker Hannifin (5). 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 $38/hr, Shelton at $30/hr, and Bellingham at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Kirkland, WA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Now Hiring: Sheet Metal Fabricator – No Experience Needed! figures were last recalculated when this page was built.