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Job Description

Overview

Rhoads Industries, a family-owned company since 1896, is seeking an Advanced Training Center Technician to assist in operations at their Advanced Training Center. The role involves supporting training operations, maintaining equipment, and ensuring inventory management.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate welding coupon processing under the direction of the ATC Manager and instructors.
  • Cut and prepare welding coupons for bend testing as instructed.
  • Maintain the coupon cutting lab, ensuring it is organized and cleaned daily.
  • Ensure equipment is in good working order and report any breakdowns or safety concerns to the ATC manager.
  • Conduct preventative maintenance of equipment in the coupon cutting lab.
  • Maintain welding consumable inventory and report items to be replenished to the ATC manager.
  • Assist with supporting new welders, apprentice programs, and upskilling cohorts.
  • Perform general maintenance of equipment at the ATC.
  • Help with ATC upgrades as directed by the ATC manager.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
  • Welding experience and thermal cutting proficiency are preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience performing maintenance and repair of shop equipment.
  • Ability to provide and utilize personal tools for general shop equipment maintenance.
  • Strong basic math, measurement, and mechanical aptitude skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Ability to work an on-site schedule of five 8-hour shifts per week, with flexibility for extended shifts, overtime, or weekends.
  • Strong time management, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and communicate professionally.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • The position involves exposure to construction or industrial areas requiring personal protective equipment.
  • Requires standing for long periods and the ability to lift 25 lbs.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$37/hr across 19 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 60 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 34 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 175 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Rhoads Industries currently has 5 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 Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8), TradeWorx (7), and JB Poindexter Company (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 $34/hr, York at $27/hr, and New Kensington at $22/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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