Job Description

Overview

Boyd Thermal by Eaton is seeking a Welder in Lancaster, PA, responsible for setting up and operating Manual Welders to perform TIG welding on components according to specifications, ensuring operational success and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Operate Manual Welder to TIG weld components safely according to specifications (aluminum).
  • Follow weld instructions and complete projects based on blueprints.
  • Understand and execute verbal instructions from Manufacturing leadership regarding job orders.
  • Perform tack-weld functions to join metal work pieces at specified distances.
  • Inspect and record quality requirements of finished work pieces.
  • Use all safety devices/tools to ensure safe operation of welding processes.
  • Ensure work area is kept clean and organized at all times.
  • Participate in cross-training throughout the manufacturing facility.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR.
  • High school or GED or technical school diploma or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • 5+ years related experience and/or training preferred.
  • Welding certificate preferred.
  • Ability to successfully pass weld exams, if necessary.
  • Proficient in accurate use of micrometers, calipers, and other measuring tools.
  • Ability to read and work to set tolerances and work from blueprints.
  • Ability to set-up and operate Welding machine.
  • Mechanically inclined with strong attention to detail.
  • Basic mathematical skills required to set-up and operate welding process.
  • Ability to work in a team fostered environment.
  • Ability to work overtime and weekends when needed.

Additional Information

  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.
  • Only candidates that currently reside within 50 miles of the Lancaster facility will be considered.
  • All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews.

How this job compares in Lancaster, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$34/hr across 169 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 Lancaster, PA

Lancaster, PA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 315 other active welding openings from 205 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Lancaster, 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. Lancaster is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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.

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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. Boyd Thermal by Eaton - Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.