Welder

Location

York, PA

Wage

$30.3 – $38.18/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick Welding
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Posted on September 21, 2026

Job Description

Now hiring for a Welder – Direct Hire

Location: York, PA

Pay Rate: $30.30 – $38.18 per hour

Schedule: 2nd Shift | Monday – Friday, 3:30 PM-11:55 PM

MIG Welders: Build, Bond, and Bank Bucks

Looking for Welder jobs in York where your welding skills help build quality products? This opportunity lets you apply your craftsmanship to fabricate, join, and repair metal components while supporting safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

If your skills and experience are a good match for this role, please apply today.

Education Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Welding trade school, technical training, apprenticeship, or formal welding certification preferred.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain required welding certifications and qualifications.

Experience Requirements

  • 3+ years of welding experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial environment.
  • Proven ability to perform MIG, TIG, Stick, or other welding processes while meeting quality and production standards.
  • Experience reading blueprints, weld symbols, engineering drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
  • Familiarity with measuring tools, gauges, inspection equipment, and fabrication practices.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of manufacturing processes.
  • Experience troubleshooting welding, fit-up, equipment, and production issues.
  • Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with production, engineering, and quality teams.
  • Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Physical Capabilities

  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and perform repetitive motions throughout the shift.
  • Ability to lift, move, and handle raw materials, components, and finished products safely.
  • Manual dexterity required to operate welding equipment, grinders, measuring tools, and fabrication equipment.
  • Ability to work in a manufacturing environment while wearing required PPE and following safety procedures.

Job Duties

  • Perform welding and fabrication work according to welding procedures, engineering drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, and technical drawings to accurately complete assigned projects.
  • Prepare, fit, align, and position materials and components for welding operations.
  • Set up, operate, and maintain welding machines and related fabrication equipment.
  • Perform grinding, gouging, finishing, and cleanup work to meet customer and quality standards.
  • Inspect completed welds and fabricated products for dimensional accuracy, appearance, and compliance with specifications.
  • Troubleshoot welding, equipment, and production issues while supporting efficient manufacturing operations.
  • Maintain production, inspection, and certification records accurately.
  • Follow all safety, quality, and manufacturing procedures while maintaining a clean and organized work area.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet production schedules, quality goals, and operational objectives.

“I have no complaints. They’ve always been really nice and helpful anytime I’ve needed anything.” — Welder, Staffmark.

Heat it up, lock it in. This welder spot is yours

What You Will Do

As a Welder you will prepare materials, set up welding equipment, perform MIG welding operations, inspect completed welds, read blueprints, verify measurements, and help fabricate metal components according to engineering specifications. You will maintain welding equipment, follow quality standards, and support safe, efficient manufacturing operations while producing consistent, high-quality work.

The Welder is responsible for joining metal components through MIG welding processes that support manufacturing, fabrication, and production operations. This role requires welding skill, technical knowledge, and a commitment to producing quality work.

Successful Welder professionals understand welding procedures, fabrication equipment, blueprint interpretation, and quality standards while maintaining efficient production and workplace safety. Consistency and attention to detail are essential for long-term success.

This career is ideal for individuals who enjoy hands-on fabrication and technical craftsmanship.

How this job compares in York, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 27% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs in York, PA — toward the top of a $25–$27/hr middle band drawn from 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 88% 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 York, PA

York, PA currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 200 other active welding openings from 133 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in York, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), Johnson Controls (6), and JB Poindexter Company (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 $32/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. York is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick 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. 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.

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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. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.