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Overview

The Sheet Metal Fabricator position involves assembling mechanical components and systems, specifically sheet metal products, during the second shift. Candidates will operate hardware insertion machines and perform quality checks to ensure standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble mechanical components and systems for sheet metal products.
  • Set up and operate hardware insertion machines such as Heager and PEM.
  • Install studs, pem nuts, and rivets.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and assembly instructions.
  • Utilize hand tools, power tools, and other equipment for assembly.
  • Perform quality checks on completed assemblies.
  • Identify and troubleshoot issues during the assembly process.
  • Document assembly processes and maintain records of completed work.

Requirements

  • Previous experience as a mechanical assembler in a manufacturing company.
  • Experience operating hardware insertion machines like Heager and PEM is a plus.
  • Experience with installing studs, pem nuts, and rivets.
  • Mechanical assembly experience in a manufacturing environment, including assembling cabinets, is preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical documents, blueprints, and schematics.
  • Experience with hand tools, power tools, and assembly equipment.
  • Mechanical aptitude.
  • Sheet metal job shop experience.

Additional Information

  • Second Shift - Monday through Thursday - 4pm to 2:30am.
  • Work Location: In person.
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How this job compares in Avon, MA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Massachusetts, where the middle half runs $30–$40/hr across 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 5% 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 Avon, MA

Avon, MA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 26 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Massachusetts.

Personnel People currently has 2 other openings live in Massachusetts, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Massachusetts at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Boston, MA (3), Commonwealth Fusion Systems (3), and GE Aerospace (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Avon, MA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Sheet Metal Fabricator – 2nd shift – Direct Hire figures were last recalculated when this page was built.