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Overview

The job is for a Fabricator who will operate various machine tools and ensure quality production of metal parts. The role requires experience with metal forming equipment and the ability to read blueprints.

Responsibilities

  • Operate machine tools such as drill presses, punch presses, and plasma/thermal cutters.
  • Rotate between different machines as needed.
  • Set up machines based on programs, drawings, or shop sketches.
  • Prepare machines for production and perform initial test runs.
  • Adjust machinery and tooling during operation to meet drawing requirements.
  • Load metal stock into machines and remove finished parts.
  • Use inspection tools to test finished metal parts for quality.
  • Monitor machine gauges and adjust settings to maintain quality.
  • Plan and set up operations according to blueprints or layouts.
  • Load programs into machine computer controls.
  • Measure and inspect products for drawing compliance.
  • Deburr parts and remove sharp edges.

Requirements

  • Previous experience with drill presses, punch presses, and press brakes.
  • At least two years of experience operating metal forming or shaping equipment.
  • Ability to read shop drawings and blueprints.
  • Experience working with computers.
  • Working knowledge of inspection and measuring tools.

Additional Information

  • Work hours are Monday through Thursday from 6:30am to 4pm and Friday from 6:30am to 10:30pm.
  • Work location is in person.
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How this job compares in Avon, MA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/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 52% 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. Fabricator Needed – Direct Hire figures were last recalculated when this page was built.