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Mig Welder

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$22-25 /h
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Ambridge, PA
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Second Shift
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Job Description

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Job Overview:

Position: MIG Welder l

Location: Ambridge, PA

Pay: $22.00–$25.00 per hour

Second-Shift Differential: Additional $4.00 per hour

Employment Type: Direct Hire: Full-time Employee on Day 1!

Available Shifts: 4-Day work week on all shifts!

  • 1st Shift: Monday–Thursday, (5:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.)
  • 2nd Shift: Monday–Thursday, (3:30 p.m.–2:00 a.m.)–(Additional $4.00 per hour Shift Differential)

What You’ll Do:

As a MIG Welder, you’ll be responsible for fitting, fabricating, joining, and repairing steel components used in large, industrial welded assemblies. Your expertise will ensure the production of structurally sound, high-quality welds in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You'll follow blueprints and welding specifications, prepare materials, set up equipment, and sometimes assist with robotic welders—ensuring safety and precision at every step.

Required Skills:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Proficiency with measuring tools (tape measures, calipers, micrometers)
  • Ability to interpret blueprints and welding symbols
  • Experience setting up and operating MIG welding equipment
  • Ability to operate forklifts and overhead cranes (certifications preferred)
  • Strong attention to detail and quality standards
  • Ability to pass and maintain MIG welding certification
  • Basic problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively in English

Nice to Have Skills:

  • Previous vocational training or apprenticeship experience in welding or fabrication
  • Experience working with robotic welding equipment
  • Knowledge of manufacturing safety procedures

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Prior MIG welding, fabrication, or related vocational training
  • Experience in industrial manufacturing environments

Other Requirements:

  • Ability to stand, walk, and lift materials consistently throughout the shift
  • Ability to lift 25–50 pounds repeatedly and work in an industrial environment with varying temperatures and loud machinery
  • Bring your own weld hood and steel-toe boots for the weld test and interview process

Work Environment:

This position operates in an industrial metal-fabrication facility. Employees may be exposed to:

  • Changing indoor and outdoor temperatures.
  • Loud machinery, welding equipment, and vibration.
  • Moving mechanical equipment and electrical hazards.
  • High temperatures, sparks, and hot metal.
  • Welding fumes, odors, dust, mist, gases, and areas with limited ventilation.
  • Chemicals, oils, cutting fluids, and other substances that may contact the skin or become airborne.

Outstanding Benefits:

  • Uniforms provided

  • Lunch/Break room with real food vending machines

  • Equipment vending machines throughout the facility with tools and PPE (Free)

  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • 401(k) retirement plan

  • Paid holidays

  • Long-term career stability

  • Unique PTO program where unused vacation carries over year after year, allowing employees to build significant paid time off over their career

  • Supportive management team that values preventative maintenance instead of simply reacting to breakdowns

  • Medical coverage for preventive care is 100% covered- $0 deductible

  • Medical yearly deductible for a single employee-$750

  • Medical yearly deductible for employee + family- $1,500

  • Basic Life Insurance and AD&D--100% employer paid (coverage amount is 2x your base salary)

  • Short Term & Long Term Disability Coverage--100% employer paid

You should be proficient in:

  • Blueprint Reading

Machines & technologies you'll use:

  • MIG Welder