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Overview

JGM Fabricators & Constructors is an AISC Advanced Bridge Certified Fabrication Shop expanding to support complex, high-profile bridge projects across the U.S. They are hiring structural steel welders who take pride in safety, quality, and precision, offering a career that supports long-term financial well-being.

Responsibilities

  • Weld bridge components using FCAW, GMAW/MIG, SAW, and SMAW in accordance with AWS D1.5 Bridge Code
  • Interpret weld symbols, WPSs, and shop drawings
  • Perform weld prep, grinding, gouging, and cleanup as required
  • Work safely with overhead cranes, fixtures, and heavy plate assemblies
  • Maintain compliance with AISC, AWS, and OSHA safety standards

Requirements

  • 2+ years structural steel welding experience
  • Current or prior AWS welding certifications preferred (D1.1 / D1.5)
  • AISC fabrication shop experience preferred
  • Strong focus on weld quality, accuracy, and safety
  • Ability to work in a team-driven, safety-first environment

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: Sinking Spring, PA
  • Pay: $22–$34/hour (based on experience & certifications)
  • Schedule: 5:00 AM start | 10-hour shifts | ½-hour lunch
  • Facility: 60,000 SF AISC Advanced Bridge Certified fabrication shop

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for structural welder jobs across Pennsylvania, whose middle half runs $27–$32/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 42% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Sinking Spring, PA

Sinking Spring, PA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 324 other active welding openings from 215 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

JGM currently has 1 other opening 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 (13), Greene Tweed (9), 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 $36/hr and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • AWS D1.5 — the Bridge Welding Code, jointly published by AWS and AASHTO. It is stricter than D1.1 on fracture toughness and inspection, and is required on most state and federal bridge work.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. Structural Steel Welder – Bridge Fabrication (AWS D1.5) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.