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Overview

The Outfitter position at Hanwha Philly Shipyard involves performing essential duties related to pipe installation, welding, and ship machinery alignment while adhering to safety procedures. The role requires a skilled individual with experience in shipbuilding production and a strong understanding of technical documents.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure all safety procedures, rules, and regulations are followed.
  • Install pipes and different pipe components.
  • Assemble, test, and install pipe packages.
  • Perform pipe welding.
  • Manufacture and install foundations.
  • Assemble, test, and install different skids.
  • Install fittings and equipment.
  • Conduct pipelines manufacture and maintenance.
  • Weld flanges, collars, penetrations, skid frames, and foundations.
  • Assemble, connect, and test pipelines between skids and equipment.
  • Perform manufacturing of fitting pipe models.
  • Install and align ship machinery using precision measurement tools.
  • Perform as an outside machinist.
  • Use resins.
  • Read and interpret installation drawings.
  • Maintain cleanliness and arrangement of the workspace.
  • Participate in developing working methods and preparing investments.
  • Ensure competency in work.
  • Carry out tasks according to the Shipyard’s general rules and instructions.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

  • High School or Vocational School education.
  • 3 or more years of professional experience in shipyards, ship machinery installation, pipe fitting/plumbing, and steel fabrication.
  • Welding certification required in FCAW, GTAW, SMAC, and SMAW.
  • Additional welding certifications per vessel type and classification requirements.
  • Basic knowledge of machine mounting.
  • Understanding of blueprints, 3D-isometrics, schemes, and technical documents.
  • Knowledge of materials like steel, stainless steel, and CuNiFe.
  • Knowledge of components such as valves, flanges, and machine components.
  • Skilled in utilizing typical pipefitting, machine fitting, and welding tools.
  • Knowledge of work safety.
  • Creativeness and initiative attitude in work.

Additional Information

  • This is a full-time, safety-sensitive position.
  • Standard days and hours of work vary by department.
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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 $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$43/hr across 20 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 44 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 32 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 277 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.

Hanwha Philly Shipyard currently has 3 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 (7), Greene Tweed (7), and TradeWorx (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 $35/hr and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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. 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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