Welder - Pipe Experience a Plus! - Phillips Tank and Structure

Location

Braddock, PA

Wage

$64,452/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on September 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Phillips Tank & Structure (PTS) is a nationwide tank construction company based in Braddock, Pennsylvania, specializing in designing, engineering, repairing, and constructing above-ground metal storage tanks. They are seeking a full-time Fab Shop Welder with pipe welding experience to join their team.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures.
  • Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.
  • Set up components for welding according to specifications and drawings.
  • Operate tools and equipment to prepare the parts that must be welded together.
  • Align components using jigs, clamps, calipers, rulers, and other devices.
  • Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions.
  • Assist with repairing machinery or equipment as needed by welding pieces and filling gaps.
  • Perform certain non-destructive examination methods, including visual examination and vacuum box tests.
  • Use a variety of welding tools and equipment, power or pneumatic tools, lifting equipment, and non-power tools.
  • Maintain work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follow prescribed safety procedures.
  • Align, fit and tack steel shapes together utilizing temporary erection gear, fit-up gear, prybars, and sledgehammers.
  • Erect and dismantle temporary scaffolding on job sites if needed.
  • Perform basic safety checks and preventative maintenance functions on tools and equipment.
  • Inspect, set up, use, break down and rig equipment such as aerial work platforms and staging on job sites if needed.
  • Use safety equipment, including hardhat, safety glasses, full body harness, earplugs, respiratory protection, and gloves.
  • Be able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Clean work area, machines, tools, and equipment.

Requirements

  • Be at least 18-years old.
  • Have high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Be eligible to work in the United States.
  • Be willing to authorize background check.
  • Have no criminal convictions for dishonesty, sexual misconduct, violence, or acts of terrorism.
  • Have valid driver’s license and reliable, insured transportation.
  • Be willing to authorize motor vehicle driving record checks.
  • Be willing to submit to pre-hire, random, and post-incident drug and alcohol testing.
  • Have good communication skills.
  • Have good attendance and show up to work on time every day.
  • Have strong basic math and measuring skills.
  • Be able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Be able to pass welding tests for stick and flux core.
  • Have an eye for quality and strong attention to detail.
  • Be self-motivated and eager to learn and improve.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay with annual reviews
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work Region: Braddock, PA

Benefits

Competitive Pay with annual reviews
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Braddock, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $24–$33/hr middle band drawn from 131 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 67% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Braddock, PA

Braddock, PA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 138 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Braddock, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Steel Valley Fabricators currently has 2 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 (11), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (6). 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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

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