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Job Description

Overview

The Welder Production I position is a 2nd shift role focused on various welding tasks including preheating, pressure pipe welding, and operation of machine-assisted weld equipment. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in welding processes and adhere to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Preheat and/or post heat parts using proper procedures and equipment.
  • Demonstrate high cosmetic acceptability in all welding operations.
  • Read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Utilize gas heating and burning equipment to cut and fit parts.
  • Detect and report defective material and unusual conditions.
  • Perform pressure pipe welding as required.
  • Operate machine-assisted weld equipment in designated areas.
  • Maintain weld qualification by using the process at least once every six months.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervision.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
  • Certification in overhead crane operations.
  • Fully certified in GMAW (mig) processes in flat position welding (AWS D1.1).
  • Certification for pressure pipe welding where applicable.

Additional Information

  • This position is located on the production shop floor in multiple buildings.
  • Regularly required to use tools or controls.
  • Frequent lifting and/or moving of up to 50 pounds.
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How this job compares in Shady Grove, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$33/hr across 147 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 Shady Grove, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Shady Grove, 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 286 other active welding openings from 186 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

See all manufacturing 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.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder Production I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.