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Murphy's Family Staffing

Industrial Mechanical Foreman / Working Foreman

Location

Palmyra, PA

Wage

$30 – $40/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick Welding
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Posted on October 27, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Murphy's Family Staffing is seeking an experienced Industrial Mechanical Foreman / Working Foreman for a permanent, full-time position with an established industrial mechanical contractor in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. The role involves hands-on leadership in industrial mechanical tasks while coordinating projects and ensuring quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Perform industrial pipe layout, fitting, fabrication, and installation.
  • Cut, bend, thread, align, and weld piping systems.
  • Install, repair, maintain, and modify industrial machinery and equipment.
  • Work on bearings, drives, shafts, conveyors, and mechanical systems.
  • Help lead industrial mechanics, millwrights, welders, and pipefitters on job sites.
  • Coordinate daily work activities, tools, equipment, and materials.
  • Train and mentor less-experienced employees.
  • Maintain safe working conditions and enforce jobsite safety requirements.
  • Perform quality inspections and assist with project documentation.

Requirements

  • 2–5+ years of hands-on industrial mechanical experience or equivalent knowledge and skills.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial piping systems, layout, pipefitting, and installation.
  • Hands-on experience with industrial mechanical equipment and machinery.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings.
  • Experience with industrial welding processes and metal fabrication.
  • Familiarity with industrial equipment repair, installation, and maintenance.
  • Ability to work independently and assist in directing other tradespeople.
  • Strong communication skills and a safety-focused attitude.
  • High school diploma or GED.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Palmyra, PA
  • Schedule: Full-Time | Monday–Friday | Overtime Opportunities
  • Daily travel to industrial and commercial jobsites throughout Central and Eastern Pennsylvania.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Palmyra, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $23–$34/hr middle band drawn from 104 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% 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 Palmyra, PA

Palmyra, PA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings 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.

Murphy's Family Staffing 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), 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.

See all lead welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Industrial Mechanical Foreman / Working Foreman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.