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Overview

GEA Group, a global leader in engineering solutions founded in Germany in 1881, is seeking a Welder I to join their Production Team in York, PA. The company emphasizes building lasting careers and offers a supportive work culture with growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all operations in the manufacture of standard separators, receivers, and heat exchangers to required specifications and budgets.
  • Assemble, weld, and install sub assembly parts.
  • Weld internal and external parts.
  • Install heads and sub arc.
  • Assemble and weld supports, legs, and angles.
  • Assemble and weld water boxes.
  • Perform all operations in the manufacture of standard compressor packages to required specifications and budgets.
  • Assemble and weld sub assembly parts.
  • Install package components.
  • Assemble, weld, and install system piping.
  • Assist in training less experienced employees.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred but not required.
  • Certified Vocational Degrees Preferred.
  • Minimum Experience: Vocation Training or Less than 2 related assembly experience.
  • Pipe welding (Ability to qualify in a 6G test for Mig, Pulse and Tig).
  • Basic math skills.
  • Basic blueprint reading.
  • Basic fabrication skills.
  • Comprehension of safety rules.
  • Ability to lift/carry 50 lbs.
  • Sufficient hand, arm and finger dexterity to operate tools and/or machinery.
  • Willingness to work extended hours when required to support customer satisfaction.
  • Supports all continuous improvement and 6S standards.
  • Follow all Safety Policy PPE Requirements.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position is based in the United States and does not offer visa or work sponsorship.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs in York, PA, whose middle half runs $21–$32/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% 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 York, PA

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in York, PA right now, from 8 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 277 other active welding openings from 179 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in York, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

GEA Group 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 TradeWorx (7), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (7), and Crash Champions (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. York is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

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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