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Clopay

Production Operators and Fabricator positions 11/03/2026

Location

Mountain Top, PA

Wage

$20 – $23.69/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG Welding
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Posted on November 3, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Clopay Corporation is North America’s largest residential and commercial garage door manufacturer, known for innovation, safety, and design. The company operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and is seeking motivated candidates for various production roles in its Mountaintop, PA facility.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble curtains using hand tools and power tools according to standard operating procedures.
  • Setup and adjust slats and guides on the trolley system for Thermiser Roll Form operation.
  • Operate Brake Press and perform maintenance and quality checks on processed materials.
  • Use computer programs to bend sheet metal and ensure accurate measurements for hoods.

Requirements

  • High School diploma required.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Experience in a manufacturing facility.
  • Ability to understand and interpret blueprints and drawings.
  • Proficient in using hand tools and reading a tape measure accurately.
  • Basic computer knowledge.
  • Ability to meet safety, production, and quality standards.

Additional Information

  • Starting pay ranges from $20.00 to $23.69 per hour.
  • Additional shift differentials of $1.50/hour for 2nd or 3rd shift and $2.00/hour for 4th shift.
  • Shifts available: 1st Shift (7:00 am to 3:00 pm), 2nd Shift (3:00 pm to 11:00 pm), 3rd Shift (11:00 pm to 7:00 am), 4F Shift (Fri-Sat-Sunday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm), 4M Shift (Sat-Sun-Monday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm).
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How this job compares in Mountain Top, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 27% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $27–$35/hr across 97 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% 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 Mountain Top, PA

Mountain Top, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 257 other active welding openings from 160 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Clopay currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Hanwha Philly Shipyard (6), and TradeWorx (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $30/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all manufacturing welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Production Operators and Fabricator positions 11/03/2026 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.