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Overview

The Welder Fabricator position on the 3rd shift involves performing various welding and brazing tasks on Heat Exchanger Products, adhering to ASME Code and military specifications. The role requires a strong understanding of welding technology and the ability to work from technical drawings, contributing to Xylem's mission of innovative water technology solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform all levels of welding-brazing and set-up on Heat Exchanger Product.
  • Pass welding and set-up performance qualification tests.
  • Select and set-up welding equipment required for tasks.
  • Position, jig up, or clamp material to be welded or brazed.
  • Adjust current input and select gas for optimal weld strength.
  • Work from drawings and specifications using various measuring tools.
  • Obtain parts and materials within the department.
  • Clean parts and welds appropriately.
  • Clean up debris after completing each job.
  • Perform additional duties as required based on organizational needs.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Completion of a vocational school in welding practices.
  • 1 to 2 years of fabrication set-up and welding experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
  • Must pass a welding test.
  • ASME Certification and military certificate (brazing) required.
  • Knowledge of ASME Section IX Standards.

Additional Information

  • Payrate is $33.78/hour plus $0.85 shift differential.
  • Training will take place on 1st shift for approximately 6 months.
  • Typical manufacturing environment.
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How this job compares in Middleburgh, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $29/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across New York — toward the top of a $24–$31/hr middle band drawn from 20 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 Middleburgh, NY

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Middleburgh, NY, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 155 other active welding openings from 105 employers. Browse welding jobs across New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (24), Con Edison (4), and GTI Fabrication (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $40/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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. Welder Fabricator 3rd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.