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Overview

KLOVER is a commercial carpentry subcontractor and manufacturer of prefabricated wall panel systems, founded in 1991. The Structural Ironworker – Deck & Joists position involves installing various structural flooring systems and requires familiarity with tools, blueprints, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Accurately measure and read dimensions with a tape measure.
  • Assist foreman with proper layout for work.
  • Fabricate or alter parts using various tools.
  • Join materials using PAFs, nails, screws, staples, or adhesives.
  • Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and lasers to ensure everything is level and secure.
  • Check work to ensure it meets specifications and quality standards.
  • Install/use rigging and hoisting equipment.
  • Install flooring systems according to specifications and building codes.
  • Maneuver units into position for installation and anchor the units.
  • Perform welds using stick processes for joists or deck (optional).
  • Work at heights with several elevated platforms.
  • Keep work area clean and productive.
  • Always exercise the proper use of PPE.
  • Set up and safely use company equipment.
  • Maintain welding certification through logs and supervisor observation.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Participation in a secondary or post-secondary trade curriculum.
  • 1+ year experience with floor joist, metal deck, or structural steel installation.
  • Knowledge of construction safety devices and PPE.
  • 1+ year experience with stick welding; current AWS D1.1 SMAW 3G and 4G certifications preferred.
  • Rigging and Signaling experience is a plus.
  • Basic carpentry knowledge.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Worksites are within a 70-mile radius of Quakertown, PA.
  • Employees must obtain required PA Act 153 clearances as part of the hiring process.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 25 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 51 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 39 different employers. 22 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 274 other active welding openings from 181 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

KLOVER 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 Phillips Tank & Structure (8), Johnson Controls (7), and Greene Tweed (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. Philadelphia is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. 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.

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

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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