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Job Description

Overview

This position is for a Machine Operator 1 on the 2nd shift at RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company. The role involves operating various production machines and performing routine operations to support manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine operations and read process sheets.
  • Deburr and clean parts, gauge parts, and make minor offset changes with oversight.
  • Utilize measuring devices and assess product acceptance based on blueprint specifications.
  • Clock labor in Solumina and perform preventative maintenance.
  • Document information on check sheets and maintain dimensional data.
  • Keep work area and equipment clean and maintain acceptable quality levels.
  • Move about the machine line to operate various manufacturing equipment.
  • Transport products and/or equipment weighing up to 10 pounds.
  • Run all equipment in the entire work loop and produce product at standard rates.
  • Adhere to ACE guidelines and perform CORE duties as required.

Requirements

  • HS diploma or equivalent (e.g., G.E.D in the US).
  • U.S. citizenship is required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a 2nd Shift position, Monday to Friday from 2pm to 10pm.
  • The role is classified as Onsite.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$36/hr across 162 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 Middletown, PA

Middletown, PA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 321 other active welding openings from 197 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Pratt & Whitney 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 (12), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (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 Philadelphia at $32/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and Malvern at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Machine Operator 1 - 2nd Shift (Onsite) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.