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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a dependable and experienced Mig Welder to perform welding and fabrication tasks in a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have experience welding aluminum, steel, and stainless-steel components, along with the ability to read blueprints and accurately measure materials.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and fabrication tasks in a manufacturing environment.
  • Weld aluminum, steel, and stainless-steel components.
  • Read blueprints and accurately measure materials.

Requirements

  • Previous MIG welding experience required.
  • Experience welding aluminum, steel, and stainless steel preferred.
  • Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
  • Must be able to read a tape measure accurately.
  • Strong attention to detail and quality workmanship.
  • Must be comfortable working at heights and using scissor lifts.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift
  • Weekly Pay

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Mount Joy, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 22% above the $23/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $19–$27/hr middle band drawn from 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Mount Joy, PA

Mount Joy, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 191 other active welding openings from 121 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Pro Mechanical Services 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 TradeWorx (7), JB Poindexter Company (6), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (5). 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 $34/hr, York at $27/hr, and New Kensington at $22/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.

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