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Overview

This position is for a Welder I on the weekend shift at Pratt & Whitney, a leader in aerospace and defense, where the candidate will work on welding jet engine components. The role requires U.S. citizenship and offers an opportunity to be part of a collaborative team focused on innovation in aerospace manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and perform hand fusion, machine welding or other associated metal joining processes.
  • Work from drawings, sketches, and verbal/written instructions to fabricate or repair parts.
  • Make required settings to equipment and gas flow to obtain quality welds.
  • Prepare parts for welding, align and secure details.
  • Operate computer-controlled welding equipment and manipulate hand welding torch.
  • Utilize X-Ray film or black light process to determine repairs required.
  • Use measuring instruments to check dimensions and record results.
  • Perform routine servicing of equipment following specified procedures.
  • Refer difficult problems to supervisor or working leader.
  • Maintain appropriate metal joining certifications.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED.
  • 1+ years of related experience or a completed degree/certificate in a related field.
  • Certification and maintenance of welding certification in a minimum of two metal groups preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Excellent computer skills.
  • Flexibility around shifts and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Weekend shift: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 5:00am - 5:30pm.
  • Work 36 hours paid for 40 hours.
  • Position is onsite at Pratt & Whitney North Berwick, a FAA regulated facility.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in NORTH BERWICK-113 ~ 113 Wells St ~ WELLS, Rte 9, ME

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Maine, whose middle half runs $26–$35/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 NORTH BERWICK-113 ~ 113 Wells St ~ WELLS, Rte 9, ME

NORTH BERWICK-113 ~ 113 Wells St ~ WELLS, Rte 9, ME is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Maine as a whole we're tracking 11 other active welding openings from 8 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Maine.

Collins Aerospace currently has 2 other openings live in Maine, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Maine at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Collins Aerospace (2), Westmor Industries (2), and Textron (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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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 I , Weekend Shift (Onsite) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.