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Overview

The Shipbuilder position at Hanwha Philly Shipyard involves performing various shipbuilding tasks while adhering to safety procedures and maintaining a clean work environment. The role requires experience in shipbuilding production and the ability to read blueprints.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with safety procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Work independently according to instructions and standards.
  • Utilize various shipbuilding tools such as grinders and torches.
  • Read shipbuilding blueprints and technical documents.
  • Assemble basic plates and stiffeners.
  • Produce large panels and double bottoms, including pre-outfitting.
  • Conduct web line production, including plate cutting.
  • Occasionally move and store materials.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Check areas before starting hot work and protect them accordingly.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Minimum 4 years of experience in shipyards with shipbuilding production or ship repair.
  • Experience with manufacturing heavy steel structures, pressure vessels, and boilers.
  • Ability to read and comprehend blueprints.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • This is an on-site, full-time, safety-sensitive position with varying shifts and hours.
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$35/hr across 17 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 44 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 29 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 300 other active welding openings from 198 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.

Hanwha Philly Shipyard currently has 7 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 (10), 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 Philadelphia at $30/hr and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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