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Job Description

Overview

Worldwide Masterpieces, LLC is a bronze art foundry specializing in fine art sculptures, seeking a dependable and hardworking individual to join their team as a Welder/Metal Finisher/General Labor. The position offers on-the-job training and opportunities for growth within the company.

Responsibilities

  • Welding bronze sculptures and metal components
  • Grinding, sanding, and polishing
  • Removing weld marks and smoothing metal surfaces
  • Assisting with metal finishing and sculpture repairs
  • General labor and assisting in various foundry departments
  • Moving materials, lifting, and organizing work areas
  • Maintaining a clean and safe work environment
  • Other duties as needed

Requirements

  • Welding or metalworking experience preferred, but willing to train the right person
  • Experience with hand tools and power tools is a plus
  • Good attention to detail
  • Able to lift 50+ lbs
  • Reliable, hardworking, and motivated
  • Willing to learn new skills and assist wherever needed
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team
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How this job compares in Sandy, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 40% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Oregon, where the middle half runs $28–$34/hr across 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Sandy, OR

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Sandy, OR, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 56 other active welding openings from 35 employers. Browse welding jobs across Oregon.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (11), AAON (3), and Peninsula Iron Works (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oregon, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Portland at $33/hr and Redmond at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Sandy, OR

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder / Metal Finisher / General Labor – Will Train! figures were last recalculated when this page was built.