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Overview

Dollhouse is a fabrication studio that turns creative ideas into high-impact physical builds. We’re looking for a Fabricator with a strong carpentry background who can own builds and lead a crew from the shop floor through installation and strike.

Responsibilities

  • Lead fabrication across a range of materials: wood, foam, plastics, metal, and more
  • Interpret shop drawings, renderings, and creative direction into clean, buildable work
  • Plan daily schedules that guarantee the timely delivery of a project
  • Build with install in mind, focusing on durability, transport, and efficiency
  • Coordinate and collaborate across departments to deliver high quality work
  • Oversee packing, crating, and prep for transport
  • Lead installs and strikes
  • Maintain a high-functioning workspace: tools, workflow, and organization
  • Communicate clearly, flag risks early, keep projects moving, and maintain high standards

Requirements

  • 3+ years in fabrication, scenic, or production environments
  • Strong working knowledge of hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment
  • Able to read drawings and translate them into accurate builds
  • Takes ownership and is self-directed, reliable, and accountable for outcomes
  • Calm under pressure; focused on solutions; positive team-oriented attitude
  • Physically capable of lifting 50+ lbs. and working on your feet
  • Open to overtime, nights, weekends, and travel as projects require

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Brooklyn, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 29% above the $29/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across New York — toward the top of a $24–$31/hr middle band drawn from 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 95% 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 Brooklyn, NY

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Brooklyn, NY right now, from 7 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 81 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Brooklyn, or widen the search to New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (23), Veterans Health Administration (4), and Con Edison (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $40/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Buffalo at $27/hr. Brooklyn is among them.

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