Welder / Fabricator

GPAC; Northvale (NJ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

GPAC, a growing food manufacturer in New Jersey, is seeking an experienced Fabricator / Sanitary Welder to support Engineering and Maintenance. This hands‑on role takes stainless‑steel fabrication projects from layout through welding, finishing, installation, and turnover.

The ideal candidate has advanced sanitary welding and stainless fabrication skills, can read drawings and P&IDs, and can mentor junior fabricators. The position offers a Monday–Friday day shift with $35–$45/hour.

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.

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.

Skills

Welding

Fabrication

Sanitary welding

Blueprint reading

GMP knowledge

Mentoring

Independent project completion

Orbital welding

Education

AWS D1.6 / ASME IX certification

Tools

TIG welding

MIG welding

Sanitary tubing

Tri-Clamp fittings

Butt welds

P&IDs

Welding fixtures

Job description

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.

Experience: Required
Employment: Full‑time
Salary: $35 – $45 hourly

About GPAC

Growing food manufacturer with excellent benefits.