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Overview

Peoples, an Essential Utilities Company, has been serving Western Pennsylvania for over 130 years, providing services to more than 700,000 customers. The Fitter Operator will perform skilled duties and operate equipment for the operation, maintenance, and installation of natural gas piping systems and related facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the construction, operation, and maintenance of gas distribution, transportation, or production systems.
  • Set meters, retire old meter sets, set curb boxes, repair service lines, connect and disconnect meters, and repair leaks.
  • Use tapping and other air compressor equipment and make connections at mainlines.
  • Perform ditch digging, back filling, and carry tools and materials connected with the job.
  • Operate one or more types of equipment: backhoes, excavators, dump trucks.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or G.E.D.
  • Valid driver's license and good driving record.
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a Class A CDL.
  • Proven experience working outdoors performing construction/manual labor.
  • Ability to operate heavy equipment, backhoe experience is preferred.
  • Successful completion of a background investigation, including criminal history report, motor vehicle report, and a DOT drug screening.
  • Strong preference will be given to applicants with prior pipeline experience.

Additional Information

  • Location available: Kiski. Candidates must live within 45 minutes of this location.
  • This position is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.
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How this job compares in Montgomery County, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$36/hr across 162 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 Montgomery County, PA

Montgomery County, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 321 other active welding openings from 196 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (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, Braddock at $31/hr, and Malvern at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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