Container Shop Welder
Location
Fall River, MA
Wage
$25.9 – $35.65/hr
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Posted on November 12, 2026
Job Description
Overview
The Container Welder/Fabricator at Republic Services repairs, paints, and maintains containers and roll-off boxes. The company is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing a complete set of products and services including recycling and waste management.
Responsibilities
- Performs repairs and maintenance on front, rear and roll-off containers.
- Welds steel and aluminum components using MIG and ARC welding equipment.
- Fabrics steel components using a brake and shear.
- Cuts steel using a plasma cutter or torch.
- Fabrics steel components for hoppers, containers and compactors.
- Installs lids and wheels on containers.
- Paints repaired containers.
- Follows all safety policies and procedures.
- Completes required paperwork.
- Installs company and safety decals in accordance with company standard diagram on containers and roll-off boxes.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
- Refers more complex repairs to the Supervisor.
Requirements
- Certified welder.
- Advanced knowledge of MIG and stick welders, plasma cutter, and airless paint sprayers.
- Familiar with basic use of hand tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to follow directions with minimal supervisory involvement.
- Minimum of 1 year welding experience or completion of a welding program.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- PTO
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
How this job compares in Fall River, MA
Pay in context
At roughly $31/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 48% 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 Fall River, MA
Fall River, MA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 25 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. 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.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.
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