Fabricator / Sanitary Welder Nights

About the role

Location: Bergen County, NJ. A growing food manufacturer seeks an experienced Fabricator / Sanitary Welder for night shift (Monday‑Friday, 4:00 pm–1:30 am). The role involves independently taking stainless‑steel fabrication projects from layout through welding, finishing, installation, and turnover, serving as a technical resource within the plant.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, modify, install, and repair stainless‑steel equipment, piping, tanks, conveyors, platforms, guarding, hoppers, and other components.
• Perform high‑quality TIG and MIG welding, including thin‑gauge and sanitary stainless applications.
• Lay out, cut, form, grind, polish, passivate, and finish stainless steel and other metals.
• Read blueprints, weld symbols, P&IDs, schematics, and engineering drawings.
• Build components from drawings and field measurements.
• Support equipment installations, utility tie‑ins, capital projects, and equipment upgrades.
• Fabricate replacement parts to reduce equipment downtime.
• Apply sanitary design standards using 304/316L stainless and food‑grade materials.
• Support troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor less‑experienced fabricators and maintenance technicians.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands‑on welding and fabrication experience.
• 3+ years in food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, or another sanitary manufacturing environment.
• Advanced TIG and MIG stainless‑steel welding skills.
• Experience with sanitary tubing, Tri‑Clamp fittings, weld ferrules, and butt welds.
• Strong stainless‑steel layout, fabrication, grinding, polishing, and finishing skills.
• Ability to independently complete fabrication projects.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, weld symbols, and P&IDs.
• Knowledge of sanitary design, GMPs, food safety, and CIP systems.
• AWS D1.6 or ASME Section IX certification is a strong plus.
• Orbital welding experience preferred.

Benefits

• Skilled fabrication work with significant autonomy.
• Opportunity to support equipment improvements and capital projects.
• Stable, growing food manufacturing environment.
• Occasional weekend or shutdown work may be required.

Pay

$35‑$45 per hour.

Schedule

Night shift, Monday‑Friday, 4:00 pm to 1:30 am.