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Combination Welder - 1st Shift (M-F; 7 AM - 3 PM) $26.80

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Wage

$22.57/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 24, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are currently looking for a Combination Welder to be based out of Philadelphia. The Combination Welder will support manufacturing operations by safely operating equipment, performing welding and quality inspections, maintaining inventory and production records, interpreting technical drawings, and ensuring a clean, organized, and efficient work environment that meets productivity, quality, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient workplace by following all 5S, Standard Operating and Safety Procedures.
  • Ensure all processes are carried out with the required use of safety controls and PPE.
  • Cross train in different areas of the shop as required.
  • Maintain inventory by identifying and labeling product and WIP.
  • Perform necessary pre-operation activities to ensure proper equipment startup and operation on multiple pieces of equipment.
  • Mig and Tig welding of aluminum, steel, galvanized and stainless-steel material.
  • Inspect quality of work performed.
  • Monitor and change gas tanks and wire as needed, facilitating reorder process.
  • Use precision measuring devices, such as caliper, micrometers, and protractors.
  • Read and interpret blueprints.
  • Communicate with team members and support teams to ensure continuous production of the correct product at high quality levels.
  • Ensure production recording is completed as required.
  • Perform housekeeping and sanitation.
  • Perform tasks as assigned by manager.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent (preferred).
  • Technical School Welding Certificate (preferred).
  • 6+ months welding experience.
  • Ability to work scheduled hours Monday-Friday.
  • Ability to read a tape measure.
  • Ability to squat, bend and lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to stand and work a 10-hour shift in a non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment.
  • Must be willing to work overtime as needed.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday to Friday from 7 AM to 3 PM.
  • Location is Philadelphia.
  • The manufacturing plant is not climate controlled.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA, where the middle half runs $30–$35/hr across 17 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 45 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 29 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 315 other active welding openings from 205 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 (15), Aerotek (11), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (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, York at $27/hr, and Lancaster at $25/hr. Philadelphia 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.

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. Combination Welder - 1st Shift (M-F; 7 AM - 3 PM) $26.80 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.