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Constellium

Fabricator

Ravenswood, WV · On-site

$16.25 - $21.25/hr

Heating furnaces, forging hammers, quenching equipment, iron workers, anvils, shear, punch, brake ... or operating departments, such as chisels, punches, jigs, siphon clamps, pipe hangers, etc.

Constellium

Fabricator

Ravenswood, WV

$16.25 - $21.25/hr

Heating furnaces, forging hammers, quenching equipment, iron workers, anvils, shear, punch, brake ... or operating departments, such as chisels, punches, jigs, siphon clamps, pipe hangers, etc.

Wing Group

Production & Repairs Associate I

Spencer, WV · On-site

$14 - $17.75/hr

Operating industrial sewing machines (Lock-Stitch, Chain-Stitch, and/or Cycle Shift) or other ... Running handheld fabric shears for cutting patches or templates. * Receiving RAs, performing ...

Constellium

Air Conditioning Specialist

Ravenswood, WV · On-site

... shear, overhead and gantry cranes, welding and burning equipment, etc. MATERIALS HANDLED ... M., Pre-op, time cards, etc. * Performs minor duties that are incidental to their primary job even ...

Republic Services

Container Shop Welder

Wheeling, WV · On-site

Fabricates steel components using a brake and shear. * Cuts steel using a plasma cutter or torch ... greater operating efficiencies across the company while maintaining day-to-day operational ...

Republic Services

Container Shop Welder

Wheeling, WV · On-site

Fabricates steel components using a brake and shear. * Cuts steel using a plasma cutter or torch ... greater operating efficiencies across the company while maintaining day-to-day operational ...

Republic Services

Container Shop Welder

Wheeling, WV · On-site

Fabricates steel components using a brake and shear. * Cuts steel using a plasma cutter or torch ... greater operating efficiencies across the company while maintaining day-to-day operational ...

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How much do shear operator jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 20, 2026, the average hourly pay for shear operator in West Virginia is $15.01, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.41 and $16.39 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a shear operator?

A Shear Operator is responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining power shears or cutting machines to trim, cut, or shear metal or other materials to specified dimensions. They read work orders, adjust machine settings, and ensure precise cuts while maintaining safety standards. Shear Operators also inspect finished pieces for accuracy, perform routine maintenance on equipment, and may assist in material handling or production workflows. This role requires attention to detail, mechanical skills, and adherence to workplace safety regulations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a shear operator?

To excel as a Shear Operator, you need proficiency in reading blueprints, measuring materials, and operating industrial shearing machines, often backed by a high school diploma or equivalent. Experience with metalworking machinery, basic mechanical maintenance, and industry safety certifications like OSHA are frequently required. Detail orientation, good hand-eye coordination, and effective teamwork are valuable soft skills in this role. These competencies ensure precise material cutting, safe workplace practices, and efficient production workflows.

What are some typical challenges that shear operators face in their daily work?

Shear Operators often work with heavy materials and must pay close attention to detail to ensure precise cuts and minimize waste, which can be physically demanding and mentally focused work. They may also have to adapt quickly to changing production schedules and handle minor equipment troubleshooting as issues arise. Working effectively as part of a team with other machine operators, welders, and supervisors is essential. Staying up-to-date on safety protocols and regular equipment maintenance is another challenge, but it helps ensure both personal and team safety on the job.

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Infographic showing various Shear Operator job openings in West Virginia as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 75% In-person, and 25% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $31,211 per year, or $15 per hour.

Fabricator

Constellium

Ravenswood, WV • On-site

$16.25 - $21.25/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 18 days ago

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Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 14 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To layout scribe, cut and form materials and to assemble these materials by various joining techniques as riveting, brazing, soldering, mig and tig welding or plasma processes in the fabrication of new repairs or existing plant equipment and structures and to forge, shape, straighten, heat treat metal, parts tools or materials for the plant.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT: Heating furnaces, forging hammers, quenching equipment, iron workers, anvils, shear, punch, brake, press, welders of various kinds, burners, solders, bending grinders, clamps, power trucks, various types of burning equipment, all common hand and power tools, forming tools, etc.
MATERIALS HANDLED: Various ferrous and non-ferrous metal in any form, pipes, tools, fabrications, fastenings, wood, oil, solvents, weld rod, weld wire, fluxes, quenching mediums, various forgings, etc.
WORKING PROCEDURE:
  1. Completes required records, reports, requisitions, surveys, time cards, etc.
  2. Perform minor duties that are incidental to their primary job even though those duties are also performed by other classifications.
  3. Operates power truck, man lift, mobile equipment and cranes in performance of job.
  4. Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, charts and sketches.
  5. Plans work details, determines material and tool requirements.
  6. Uses stores catalog and/or requisition materials and transport to work area.
  7. Repairs tools common to the classification.
  8. Makes inspections, repairs and installations incidental to his job.
  9. Lays out, marks, scribes, shears, saws, forms and assembles material including difficult development of such parts as transition pieces, tangents and intersections.
  10. Uses various machines and tools to cut and form pieces to required dimensions, burns, tack welds, solders, rolls or rivets seams, reinforces parts as necessary, installs parts of fabricated assemblies, makes repairs to materials, tools and equipment.
  11. Straightens and reworks tools and equipment such as guards, shafts, machine parts, etc.
  12. Makes field sketches and measurements as necessary.
  13. Regulates flow of oxygen and gas to acetylene welding equipment and flow of current for electric welding equipment.
  14. Perform welding, brazing, soldering or cutting work required.
  15. Uses torch to bend, straighten, anneal and temper materials.
  16. Operates automatic burning machine.
  17. Transports and hooks up welding equipment to and from job.
  18. Reconditions tools and equipment used by maintenance or operations such as repointing, sharpening and tempering chisels, crowbars, drill bits, star drills, pinch bars, and reworking casting furnace and pot room tools, pot shell, deck plates, floor plates and beams.
  19. Fabricates equipment and machine parts, tools and/or component parts of tools as required by maintenance or operating departments, such as chisels, punches, jigs, siphon clamps, pipe hangers, etc.
  20. Ignites and feeds forge or furnace fires as necessary.
  21. Keeps equipment, work area and lunchroom in a clean and orderly condition.
  22. Perform miscellaneous painting in their work area.

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