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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Tank Welder with strong Mig welding skills to join our team. The ideal candidate will have previous tank welding experience, the ability to read measurements and use measuring tools accurately, and a strong commitment to quality and workplace safety.

Requirements

  • Previous MIG welding experience required
  • Tank welding or fabrication experience preferred
  • Ability to read blueprints and welding specifications
  • Must be able to measure accurately with a tape measure
  • Strong attention to detail and quality workmanship
  • Dependable, safety-conscious, and able to work independently
  • Ability to stand for extended periods and lift materials as needed
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift
  • $26 - $30 an hour based on experience and weld test
  • Plus, a 15% differential on 2nd Shift
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance eligibility after 90 days
  • Opportunity to work with an established manufacturing team

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Columbia, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/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 31% 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 Columbia, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Columbia, 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 159 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Pro Mechanical Services 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 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. 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.

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

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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. Tank Welder / MIG Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.