Job Description

Overview

MBS Fabrication, Inc. is a family owned and operated aerospace parts manufacturer specializing in precision sheet metal forming, welding, and machining. They are expanding their team to add dependable Sheet Metal Fabricators to their day shift, ideal for motivated individuals who enjoy hands-on work and want to grow their skills in a manufacturing environment focused on accuracy and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Perform precision sheet metal work including press forming, brake bending, and layout to meet engineering specifications and blueprints.
  • Carry out secondary processes such as deburring, cleaning, edge finishing, and cutting to ensure parts meet surface and dimensional requirements.
  • Support welding and machining teams by preparing and handling components, verifying dimensions, and maintaining quality documentation.
  • Operate hand tools, power tools, presses, and cutting equipment safely and efficiently while following all company and regulatory safety procedures.
  • Identify process improvements, maintain clean work areas, and participate in team continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

  • Applicants must be self-starters who can learn and adapt quickly to many sheet metal processes.
  • Practical experience in forming, deburring, cleaning, and cutting is a plus, but training is available for motivated candidates.
  • Demonstrate mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic.
  • Comfortable working as part of a team in a shop environment and able to follow written and verbal instructions.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Compensation is based on experience.
  • Pay: $24.00 - $40.00 per hour.
  • Expected hours: 40.0 – 55.0 per week.
  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Southbridge, 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 Southbridge, MA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Southbridge, MA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 25 employers. Browse welding jobs across Massachusetts.

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 Personnel People (3). 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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