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Ironworkers / Field Welders

Location

Hershey, PA

Wage

$28 – $33/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingStick WeldingSteelAWS CERTIFICATIONS
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Posted on November 3, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Superior Skilled Trades is seeking experienced Ironworkers / Field Welders for a temp-to-hire opportunity with a respected steel contractor performing work within one hour of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This role is ideal for ironworkers with strong field welding and structural erection experience who are comfortable working on active construction sites.

Responsibilities

  • Install, fit, and erect structural steel and miscellaneous metals
  • Perform field welding using SMAW (stick) and MIG processes
  • Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and erection plans
  • Operate torches, grinders, mag drills, and other fabrication tools
  • Assist with rigging, hoisting, and positioning steel components
  • Work safely from lifts, ladders, scaffolding, and elevated structures
  • Coordinate daily work with foremen and project managers
  • Maintain clean, organized work areas and follow OSHA safety standards

Requirements

  • Prior experience as an ironworker, structural welder, or steel erector
  • Proficiency in stick welding required; MIG welding preferred
  • Ability to read structural drawings and weld symbols
  • Experience using erection and fabrication tools
  • Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions
  • Willingness to travel to regional job sites
  • AWS certifications (D1.1) a plus but not required
  • Ability to lift 50+ lbs
  • Comfortable working at heights
  • Frequent climbing, kneeling, bending, and overhead work
  • Ability to wear proper PPE and fall-protection equipment

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Openings: 4
  • Job Type: Direct Hire
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Hours: 40+ hours/week
  • Job Locations: Various sites within 1 hour of Lancaster, PA (Ephrata, PA 17522)
  • Work Environment: Active commercial construction sites

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Hershey, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, whose middle half runs $27–$37/hr across 96 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 52% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Hershey, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hershey, 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 254 other active welding openings from 158 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Hanwha Philly Shipyard (6), and TradeWorx (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 $30/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. Ironworkers / Field Welders figures were last recalculated when this page was built.