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Overview

UGI Energy Services, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, supplies and markets natural gas, liquid fuels, renewable natural gas, and electricity to 42,000 customer locations across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern US. The Welder I position involves assisting other welders, maintaining a safe work area, and learning additional welding skills, with a requirement for out-of-town work for several months.

Responsibilities

  • Learn and obtain UGI Energy Services OQ training certificates for piping, pipefitting, and welding roles.
  • Fabricate piping segments/assemblies under the direction of project leaders.
  • Continue learning welding, pipe fitting, and rigging skills according to safety department documents.
  • Maintain OQ Training assignments in the training program.
  • Perform certified pipefitting and welding as directed.
  • Measure and cut pipe as directed by project leader.
  • Prepare and fit pipe, valves, fittings, and flanges for welding.
  • Rig pipe, valves, fittings, and flanges.
  • Assist in Weld Mapping/Weld logs.
  • Keep construction/shop area safe, clean, and free of debris.

Requirements

  • 3+ years’ experience in mechanical construction and welding, preferred.
  • OQ qualified.
  • Must hold and maintain a welding certificate for ASME IX.
  • Must hold and maintain a welding certificate for API 1104.
  • Must hold and maintain a Tig welding certificate ASME IX.
  • Full understanding of welding WPS/PQR requirements.
  • Full understanding of pipe fitting requirements and measurements.
  • Knowledge of daily requirements for JSA’s, work permits, and safety policies.
  • Working knowledge of general safety requirements for Mechanical Construction.
  • Willingness to learn gas industry practices and standards.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position involves working out of town for several months at a time, 4-5 days a week when applicable, and potentially 60% of the year.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Bethlehem, 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 $25–$36/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 Bethlehem, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Bethlehem, PA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 324 other active welding openings from 214 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

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 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
  • API 1104 — the American Petroleum Institute standard for welding pipelines and related facilities. It is the governing code for cross-country transmission pipeline work.

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