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Overview

RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, is seeking a Welder I for their 2nd shift operations in North Berwick, ME. The role involves performing hand fusion and machine welding processes to fabricate or repair parts, contributing to the future of aerospace and defense.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and perform hand and/or machine welding and associated metal joining processes.
  • Work from drawings, sketches, and verbal/written instructions.
  • Make required settings to equipment and gas flow for quality welds.
  • Prepare parts for welding and align details.
  • Operate computer-controlled welding equipment and complete welding cycles.
  • Utilize X-Ray film or black light processes to determine repair needs.
  • Use measuring instruments to check dimensions and record results.
  • Perform routine servicing of equipment following specified procedures.
  • Refer difficult problems to supervisor or working leader.
  • Maintain appropriate metal joining certifications.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED.
  • 1+ years of related experience or a completed degree/certificate in a related field.
  • Certification in a minimum of two metal groups preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Excellent computer skills.
  • Flexibility around shifts and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a 2nd shift position, Monday-Thursday, 3:30pm-1:30am.
  • Position is onsite in North Berwick, ME.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in NORTH BERWICK-113 ~ 113 Wells St ~ WELLS, Rte 9, ME

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Maine, where the middle half runs $26–$45/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 NORTH BERWICK-113 ~ 113 Wells St ~ WELLS, Rte 9, ME

NORTH BERWICK-113 ~ 113 Wells St ~ WELLS, Rte 9, ME is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Maine as a whole we're tracking 19 other active welding openings from 15 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Maine.

Collins Aerospace currently has 1 other opening live in Maine, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Maine at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are The Middlesex Corporation (3), United States Fleet Forces Command (2), and U.S. Coast Guard (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near NORTH BERWICK-113 ~ 113 Wells St ~ WELLS, Rte 9, ME

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder I, 2nd shift, ( 4 x10) ( Onsite) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.