Job Description

Overview

Allied Reliability is seeking a Stainless Steel Welder to perform advanced and complex welding tasks with minimal supervision. This role requires expert proficiency in multiple welding processes, the ability to interpret detailed technical documents, and a strong commitment to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform complex welds using appropriate welding techniques across various materials and positions.
  • Lead welding operations, including planning, coordinating, and overseeing assigned welding tasks.
  • Train, mentor, and support junior welders to improve skill development and ensure quality workmanship.
  • Interpret and work independently from blueprints, specifications, diagrams, and schematics to determine the correct welding process and sequence.
  • Set up and operate welding equipment, selecting the proper parameters, tools, and materials for each job.
  • Inspect completed welds to verify structural integrity, accuracy, and compliance with project requirements.
  • Ensure adherence to all safety protocols, including those required for hazardous or high-risk environments.
  • Apply deep knowledge of welding codes, procedures, and regulatory standards.
  • Maintain equipment, tools, and work areas in clean, safe, and operational conditions.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned.
  • Work overtime as needed.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 3-5+ years of welding experience, preferably in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Proven ability to lead, coordinate, or supervise welding activities.
  • Advanced understanding of welding processes, metallurgy, and fabrication techniques.
  • Ability to read and interpret complex technical documents with minimal guidance.
  • Troubleshoot welding issues and provide technical solutions to maintain productivity and quality.
  • Maintain accurate documentation related to welding procedures, inspections, and project progress.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and problem-solve on the job.

How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$41/hr across 12 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 15 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 137 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (11), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Braddock at $31/hr, Philadelphia at $30/hr, and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

Similar openings near Philadelphia, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Stainless Steel Welder III/IV figures were last recalculated when this page was built.