Job Description

Overview

R.L. Sagath Machine and Fabrication Co., Inc. is a growing family-owned manufacturer looking for a talented welder to join their workforce. The ideal candidate will have welding experience, attention to detail, a great attitude, and a team player mentality.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble a variety of metal component parts together by assembly fixture or blueprints for welding.
  • Weld all metals and any combination of metals.
  • Select and use the correct wire for the metals being welded.
  • Perform proficient air-arc welds.
  • Use inspection tools, record measurements on inspection sheets, and understand the impact of dimensions on part quality and function.
  • Repair parts that fail inspection.
  • Maintain a minimum quality yield performance of 99% when fully trained.

Requirements

  • High school Diploma or GED.
  • 1 to 3 months related experience.
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to effectively communicate.
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
  • Flexibility in working hours and responsibilities as required by workload and production needs.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed tasks.

How this job compares in Murrysville, 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 $23–$34/hr across 105 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 Murrysville, PA

Murrysville, 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.

R.L. Sagath Machine and Fabrication Co., Inc currently has 1 other opening 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.

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