Welders Needed for 1st shift Opportunities (Tig/Mig) – APPLY NOW
Location
Avon, MA
Wage
$28 – $32/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
SteelStainless SteelAluminum
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Posted on November 6, 2026
Job Description
Overview
This role involves assisting welders, performing fabrication tasks, and preparing materials and assemblies for production and shipment.
Responsibilities
- Assist welders with moving materials and completing post-weld preparation
- Perform fabrication tasks including tube bending and plasma cutting
- Execute manual tack welding and assist with semi-automatic welding operations
- Use hand tools to form tubing, secure fasteners, deburr edges, and prepare orders for shipment
- Fit, tack, and weld assemblies made from aluminum and stainless steel in compliance with welding codes and specifications
- Position parts in jigs and fixtures to achieve proper dimensions and orientation
- Follow work orders and verbal instructions accurately
- Maintain a safe and organized work environment
- Operate pallet jacks and forklifts (training provided if needed)
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience with aluminum seam welding
- Experience in mechanical assembly or metal forming preferred
- Ability to read and understand work orders and instructions
- Knowledge of general shop practices and safety procedures
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
Additional Information
- Schedules available: Monday – Thursday: 6:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Monday through Friday – 7am – 3:30pm
- Work Location: In person
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
How this job compares in Avon, MA
Pay in context
At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Massachusetts, whose middle half runs $30–$40/hr across 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 19% 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 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.
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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. Welders Needed for 1st shift Opportunities (Tig/Mig) – APPLY NOW figures were last recalculated when this page was built.