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Overview

This is more than just a welding job—it’s an opportunity to be part of a team that values craftsmanship, safety, and innovation. As a Pipe Welder/Fitter, you will work alongside engineers and technicians on meaningful projects that make a difference while enjoying competitive pay and a generous sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate, assemble, and weld complex piping and pressure vessel components.
  • Work from isometric drawings, welding symbols, specifications, and flow diagrams.
  • Perform layout, fit-up, tack welding, and final welding to meet customer and code requirements.
  • Use a variety of tools and equipment including scales, levels, torches, and welding machines.
  • Conduct pressure testing and repairs on prototype and customer units.
  • Support facility equipment maintenance and repairs.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years of welding and fabrication experience required.
  • Ability to pass specific weld tests for carbon steel.
  • Proficiency in pipe fitting, structural welding, blueprint reading, and fabrication equipment.
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills.
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
  • Knowledge of shop mathematics, welding codes, and specifications.
  • Certified in required code welding qualifications.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work at heights over 12 feet.
  • Completion of a 120-day training program.

Additional Information

  • Location: New Freedom, PA
  • Pay: $40.02 + $1,500 Sign-On Bonus
  • Hourly rate determined by the CBA/rate sheet.
  • Benefits provided through a local labor union aligned with a collective bargaining agreement.
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How this job compares in New Freedom, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 33% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $25–$35/hr middle band drawn from 161 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% 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 New Freedom, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in New Freedom, 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 321 other active welding openings from 197 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Johnson Controls currently has 5 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 (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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pipe Welder/ Fitter, 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.