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Overview

We are looking to hire two metal fabricators for our 15,000 sq ft structural steel/misc metals shop located in New Bedford, MA. We pride ourselves on providing our employees with a positive work environment where respect is non-negotiable.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out structural steel accurately and proficiently.
  • Read blueprints.
  • Operate forklift, saw, mag drill, and iron worker.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years trade experience.
  • Reliable transportation.
  • Good attitude.
  • Experience with misc metals (stairs/railings) is a plus.
  • MIG Spray Arc experience.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work location is in person.
  • Expected hours are 40.0 – 45.0 per week.

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in New Bedford, MA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Massachusetts — toward the top of a $30–$40/hr middle band drawn from 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 62% 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 New Bedford, MA

New Bedford, MA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 25 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in New Bedford, or widen the search to 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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