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Overview

Rhoads Industries, a family-owned company since 1896, provides industrial fabrication, mechanical/maintenance, and maritime services. They are seeking a Pipe Welder to join their growing team, responsible for welding complex piping systems according to specifications and production schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Perform pipe welding with pipe fitting experience using knowledge of codes and specifications.
  • Read and decipher work packages, work scope, engineered drawings, and PI&Ds.
  • Work with the pipe shop group focusing on quality, customer compliance, and schedule.
  • Assemble piping spools, weld, test, and ensure all shop packages are complete and compliant before presenting to QA.
  • Ensure welding equipment is in good working condition and report any malfunctions or maintenance needed.
  • Maintain personal gear for pipe welding and fitting in good condition.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school graduate, related to trade school, with no less than 5 years of work history/experience in this industry required.
  • Experience in GTAW processes and must qualify to pipe in the 6-G position per ASME Section IX using the GTAW process.
  • Experience in structural welding using GMAW in various positions to AWS D1.1.
  • Ability to decipher welding symbols and read work packages, drawings, PI&Ds, and blueprints.
  • Use various measuring equipment.
  • Full range of mechanical knowledge and ability to fabricate and install piping as specified.
  • 5+ years of experience.
  • Able to work in a team environment and self-motivated.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Able to work overtime when needed.
  • Have necessary hand tools to perform their discipline and maintain in good working order.
  • Supply own transportation to and from Rhoads Industries.
  • OSHA/10 safety training required, with up-to-date OSHA/10 a plus.
  • Experience in MIL work per TP278 and past qualifications to TP248 is a plus.
  • Various shifts may be required, including overtime and weekends.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • The performance of this position involves exposure to construction or industrial areas where personal protective equipment is required.
  • Location is at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia.

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 $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$35/hr across 13 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 51 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 31 different employers. 17 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 249 other active welding openings from 157 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 11 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 Rhoads Industries (11), 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. Philadelphia is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all pipe welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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.
  • 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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