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Overview

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, this position involves performing automated mechanized welding operations for can fabrication. The role requires U.S. citizenship and offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the aerospace and defense sector.

Responsibilities

  • Perform program set up and operate multiple automated mechanized welding operations.
  • Write programs and input parameters for welding operations.
  • Perform a variety of hand and machine fusion welding operations.
  • Interface with Engineering or design personnel to facilitate fabrication.
  • Work from blueprints, drawings, and sketches issued by the engineering department.
  • Train others to perform routine welding tasks.
  • Comply with all company rules and regulations.
  • Support the cell’s continuous improvement and all CORE and EH&S initiatives.
  • May be assigned to tasks not specifically listed within the job description.

Requirements

  • HS diploma (or equivalent) with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of welding qualities of metals.
  • Clear understanding of shop mathematics involving decimals and fractions.
  • Instructor level knowledge of fusion welding processes and terminology.
  • Strong attendance record.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
  • Good mechanical aptitude.
  • Ability to wear a respirator.
  • Physical ability to ascend, descend stairs, stand for extended periods, bend, squat, twist, reach overhead, and lift up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Position works a schedule of Friday - Sunday (3x12) 7:00pm - 7:00am.
  • Location: US-NY-CLAYVILLE-2395 Main St.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Clayville, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across New York, whose middle half runs $30–$35/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Clayville, NY

Clayville, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 150 other active welding openings from 100 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

Pratt & Whitney currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $41/hr and Brooklyn at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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