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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a Welder for a growing manufacturer in Leetsdale, PA. This position involves performing TIG, MIG, and some stick welding on various metals, including aluminum, with opportunities for training and advancement.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG, MIG, and some stick welding on various metals including aluminum.
  • Program, set up, and operate metal inert gas welder (MIG), drilling machine, and robotic welding system.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Experience or education in welding.
  • Ability to learn all areas of welding and grow.
  • Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including standing, walking, and lifting for the entire shift.
  • Must be able to pass a preemployment drug and criminal background check.

Additional Information

  • Full time weekly work schedule of Monday-Friday, 2pm-10.30pm.
  • Overtime is possible.
  • Location is on a bus line.
  • Direct hire to company payroll with a full benefits package.
  • Plant has a friendly family-like atmosphere.
  • Room for growth and advancement.
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How this job compares in Leetsdale, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 104 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Leetsdale, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Leetsdale, 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 191 other active welding openings from 120 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

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, TIG, and Stick 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.

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