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Overview

Join our team as a Welder/Fabricator and turn technical drawings and metal materials into accurate, durable assemblies. You’ll contribute across fabrication, welding, cutting, and assembly, using measuring instruments and shop math to keep work aligned with specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret mechanical blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Measure and mark materials using calipers, a micrometer, and other measuring instruments.
  • Cut, shape, weld, and assemble metal components using hand tools, power tools, and fabrication equipment.
  • Perform MIG, TIG, FCAW, and stick welding as required.
  • Support metal and mechanical fabrication, sheet metal fabrication, and machining tasks.
  • Maintain a safe, organized work area and follow safety protocols.

Requirements

  • Mechanical knowledge and basic math skills.
  • Ability to interpret blueprints.
  • Minimum of 5 years welding/fabrication experience.
  • Welding and fabrication shop experience is helpful.
  • Familiarity with metal materials, assembly, machining, and common hand and power tools.
  • Knowledge of AWS standards and ASME codes and standards is preferred.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Expected hours: 40.0 per week.
  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $32/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–$31/hr across 19 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% 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 Glens Falls, NY

Glens Falls, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 157 other active welding openings from 104 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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 $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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