Welder​/Fabricator - GPAC - Northvale

Welder / Fabricator - GPAC - Northvale

A growing food manufacturer is seeking an experienced Fabricator / Sanitary Welder to support Engineering and Maintenance. This is a hands-on role for someone capable of independently taking stainless-steel fabrication projects from layout and fabrication through welding, finishing, installation, and turnover. The ideal candidate has advanced sanitary welding and stainless-steel fabrication experience and can serve 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.

Why Join?

• $35–$45/hour
• Monday–Friday day shift
• 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.