Vacancy for Bench Jeweler (Warren, RI)

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Haverhill is a family-owned, rapidly growing fine jewelry company specializing in personalized fine jewelry. Our team takes pride in producing high-quality pieces with precision, craftsmanship, and efficiency. As part of our in-house manufacturing team, you’ll help create jewelry that celebrates life’s special moments.

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Fine Jewelry Stone Setter to join our manufacturing team. This senior-level role requires advanced expertise in stone setting along with strong bench jeweler skills. While the primary responsibility is high-volume stone setting, this position also involves soldering, resizing, cast cleaning, and preparing castings for setting. The ideal candidate is highly skilled, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a structured, fast-paced production environment.

Your precision, our passion: craft jewelry that marks life’s most meaningful moments.

Key Responsibilities

• Stone Setting: Expertly set diamonds and gemstones using bezel, prong, and pavé techniques across a variety of stone sizes and shapes.
• Bench Work: Perform soldering, ring resizing, cast cleaning, and other preparatory work to ensure pieces are ready for stone setting.
• Inspect and secure stones after setting; perform necessary adjustments and quality checks.
• Utilize specialized tools including microscopes, gravers, burrs, beading tools, stone-setting pliers, and pneumatic setting tools.
• Collaborate with the production team to maintain workflow efficiency, consistency, and minimal downtime.
• Perform basic repairs or rework on finished pieces when required.
• Maintain tools and workstations in proper condition, ensuring safety and cleanliness.
• Follow standardized procedures to ensure uniformity and uphold the highest craftsmanship standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of professional stone-setting experience in a production or high-volume environment.
• Advanced proficiency in bezel, prong, and pavé stone setting, with proven ability to deliver consistent, high-quality results.
• Strong bench jeweler skills, including soldering, resizing, and cast cleaning.
• Skilled in the use of precision tools such as microscopes, gravers, burrs, beading tools, stone-setting pliers, and pneumatic setting tools.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks with speed and precision.
• Must be able to work on-site in Warren, RI, as part of a collaborative production team.

Schedule, Compensation & Benefits

• Full-time position, Typical hours Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM – extended workdays & occasional weekend work required during heavy sales seasons in November, December, February, April & May.
• Overtime required during peak seasons (Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas), with 5–20 hours/week possible, including occasional weekends.
• Pay Rate: This position is expected to fall on our pay scale as a Bench Jeweler Level 3, range $26 – $30/hour depending on experience.
• Overtime and Sunday work paid at 1.5x base rate.

Benefits include:

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution
• Company-sponsored life insurance & long-term disability coverage
• 50% employee discount on all Haverhill designs
• Employee Assistance Program to support work/life balance
• Voluntary supplemental insurance at group rates

Why Join Haverhill?
At Haverhill, we celebrate life’s moments—and that includes the people who make them happen! We believe creativity thrives in an inclusive, diverse, and welcoming environment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and embrace individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

Whether your favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate, vanilla, or something unexpected, you’ll find a place here. If you’re passionate, talented, kind, and ready to grow with us, we’d love to have you on our team.

Job Types: Full-time, Hourly, Non-Exempt

Work Location: In person – Warren, RI

Pay: $26.00 – $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 50 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tools provided
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• If selected, when would you be available to start work on our team?
• Have you worked in a high-volume production setting before? If so, please describe your experience.

Experience:

• Stone Setting: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Warren, RI 02885 (Required)

Work Location: In person