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Overview

GEA Group, a global leader in engineering solutions since 1881, is seeking a Welder I to join their Production Team in York, PA. The company offers a strong culture and growth opportunities, with an average employee tenure of 5 to over 11 years.

Responsibilities

  • Manufactures standard separators, receivers, and heat exchangers to required specifications and budgets.
  • Assembles, welds, and installs sub assembly parts.
  • Welds internal and external parts.
  • Installs heads and sub arc.
  • Assembles and welds supports, legs, and angles.
  • Assembles and welds water boxes.
  • Manufactures standard compressor packages to required specifications and budgets.
  • Assembles and welds sub assembly parts for compressor packages.
  • Installs package components.
  • Assembles, welds, and installs system piping.
  • Assists in training less experienced employees.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred but not required.
  • Certified Vocational Degrees Preferred.
  • Minimum Experience: Vocational Training or less than 2 years related assembly experience.
  • Ability to qualify in a 6G test for Mig, Pulse, and Tig pipe welding.
  • Basic math skills.
  • Basic blueprint reading skills.
  • Basic fabrication skills.
  • Comprehension of safety rules.
  • Ability to sit, stand, reach, and walk for periods of time on concrete surfaces.
  • Ability to lift/carry 50 lbs.
  • Sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate tools and machinery.
  • Willingness to work extended hours when required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is based in the United States and does not offer visa or work sponsorship.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in York, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $23–$32/hr across 150 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in York, PA

York, PA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 230 other active welding openings from 150 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in York, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

GEA Group currently has 2 other openings live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (15), Aerotek (11), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8). 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 York at $30/hr, Philadelphia at $30/hr, and Lancaster at $25/hr. York is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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