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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Fabrication & Building/Warehouse Lead with a diversified, multi-trade skillset to oversee day-to-day fabrication and maintain the building and warehouse at Skyline Windows, a fourth-generation family-owned business known for custom window solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure completed orders are correctly labeled and staged for shipping.
  • Perform general building maintenance and repairs, including basic electrical and plumbing work as needed.
  • Fabricate, cut, and assemble wood components and custom pieces using woodworking equipment and hand tools.
  • Measure, mark, cut, bend, and shape metal and other materials, including operating a brake for capping, flashing, and trim.
  • Read and understand technical drawings, schematics, and blueprints to execute accurate fabrication.
  • Join and assemble components through welding, bolting, riveting, or adhesives to construct finished products.
  • Inspect and test work for defects and verify compliance with specifications using precision instruments.
  • Perform routine maintenance on tools and machinery to ensure optimal functionality and safety.
  • Adhere to OSHA guidelines and company safety protocols, including proper use of PPE.
  • Work with engineers, designers, field teams, and warehouse staff to resolve challenges and improve processes.
  • Record production data and inspection results accurately; recommend efficiency improvements in techniques and workflows.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent; trade or technical training in carpentry, fabrication, or a related building trade preferred.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience across carpentry, fabrication, and/or building maintenance.
  • Carpentry skills, including safe, proficient use of woodworking and shop equipment.
  • Ability to operate a brake and general fabrication tools.
  • Ability to read blueprints and use measuring instruments.
  • Basic welding/machining skills; certifications a plus.
  • Basic electrical and plumbing experience for building maintenance and repairs preferred.
  • Leadership and ownership skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
  • Effective communication and teamwork.
  • Time management to meet production deadlines.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

Additional Information

  • Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Rate: $40–$45/hr
  • Union
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How this job compares in Bronx, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 33% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York — toward the top of a $27–$41/hr middle band drawn from 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% 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 Bronx, NY

Bronx, NY currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 96 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bronx, or widen the search to New York.

Skyline Windows currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (10), 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 $38/hr, and Bronx at $28/hr. Bronx is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabrication & Building/Warehouse Lead figures were last recalculated when this page was built.