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Overview

Mervis Diamond Importers is hiring an experienced Master Bench Jeweler for their Tysons, VA showroom. This role is for a skilled professional who takes pride in exceptional repairs, complex platinum restorations, and precision stone setting.

Responsibilities

  • Perform advanced repairs, sizing, fabrication, and restoration in platinum, 14K and 18K gold, and silver.
  • Execute micro-pavé, channel, bezel, and prong setting, including high-value bridal and delicate colored gemstones.
  • Utilize laser welding and microscope-assisted work on intricate repairs and restorations.
  • Adjust luxury watch bracelets and remove links.
  • Collaborate with the sales team on custom projects, repair options, and realistic timelines.
  • Conduct final quality checks on every piece for secure settings and a showroom-ready finish.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workspace.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of dedicated bench experience (10+ preferred) in a luxury or high-volume fine jewelry setting.
  • Advanced skill in laser welding, platinum work, and microscope-assisted stone setting.
  • Experience handling valuable diamonds, delicate colored gemstones, custom work, and estate pieces.
  • Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and pride in your work.

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person.
  • Finalists must complete a fully paid, in-person bench test covering platinum sizing, micro-pavé setting, and retipping around delicate gemstones.

Benefits

Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Tysons, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 32% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia — toward the top of a $25–$41/hr middle band drawn from 97 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% 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 Tysons, VA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Tysons, VA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 166 other active welding openings from 84 employers. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (14), General Dynamics NASSCO (10), and Atlantic Constructors, Inc. (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $40/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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