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Job Description

Overview

The position is for a bilingual (English/Spanish) Steel Connector/Welder with a minimum of 5 years of experience in connecting and stick welding structural steel. The company focuses on structural steel and concrete foundation work for major renovations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Responsibilities

  • Connect and stick weld structural steel.
  • Perform various labor work when needed.

Requirements

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in connecting and stick welding structural steel.
  • OSHA SST 40hr certification.
  • 4hr scaffolding certification.
  • Fire watch certification.
  • Torch use certification.
  • Background check and drug testing mandatory.
  • GPS digital clock in on site required.

Additional Information

  • Qualified applicant may begin work immediately for a one week trial.
  • Non-union company.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $40/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, whose middle half runs $33–$53/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 55% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 17 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 14 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 108 other active welding openings from 74 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

Welding Shop in New York, NY currently has 12 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (12), Parker Hannifin (3), and Philips (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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.

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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. Steel Connector / Welder (spanish/english) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.