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Overview

HARD Manufacturing Company, located in Buffalo, NY, is a leading manufacturer of high-quality hospital cribs and youth beds sold throughout the United States and around the world. We are seeking an experienced Welder to join our production team, valuing precision workmanship and strong welding skills.

Responsibilities

  • Produce quality components and assemblies using carbon steel and stainless steel.
  • Perform MIG and TIG welding on thin-gauge sheet steel, bar stock, and tubing.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and work instructions.
  • Use fixtures, welding equipment, and hand tools to position and assemble components.
  • Measure and inspect parts and completed welds to ensure quality and accuracy.
  • Maintain consistent workmanship and production pace while meeting quality standards.
  • Follow safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • At least five years of welding/manufacturing experience or equivalent relevant training and experience.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in MIG and TIG welding.
  • Experience with brazing is preferred; candidates without brazing experience must be willing to learn.
  • Ability to read blueprints, use measuring tools, and inspect finished work.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Ability to successfully complete a welding skills and proficiency test.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person
  • Ability to Commute: Buffalo, NY 14215 (Required)

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Buffalo, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across New York, whose middle half runs $25–$32/hr across 19 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, NY currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 157 other active welding openings from 104 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Buffalo, 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 (20), Cushman & Wakefield (5), and Con Edison (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 New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $41/hr, Brooklyn at $30/hr, and Buffalo at $27/hr. Buffalo is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. 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. 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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