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Overview

The Fabricator position involves welding, machining, and assembly of components using various equipment and techniques in a NADCAP qualified facility. Candidates will work from engineering drawings and perform tasks with minimal supervision, ensuring quality and adherence to specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Tig and weld mild steel and stainless steel.
  • Square up and weld various geometries of components.
  • Understand weld form symbols and fillet sizes on engineering drawings.
  • Make basic set-ups and operate machine tools.
  • Determine operational sequences and use proper jigs and tools.
  • Use standard hand tools and measuring instruments for assembly.
  • Set up and test hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment.
  • Perform assembly, sub-assembly, and final assembly of products.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent education.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.
  • Willingness to be trained for AWS welding certification.
  • Ability to operate standard and specialized equipment.
  • Knowledge of geometric dimensions and tolerances.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Springfield, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$38/hr across 106 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Springfield, NJ

Springfield, NJ currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 182 other active welding openings from 127 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Springfield, or widen the search to New Jersey.

Valcor Engineering Corporation currently has 6 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lockheed Martin (7), Valcor Engineering Corporation (6), and DC Fabricators (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Moorestown at $42/hr, Newark at $33/hr, and Cherry Hill at $31/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 welder fabricator 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. FABRICATOR figures were last recalculated when this page was built.