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Welder/Fitter – TIG Welding (Aluminum & Stainless)
Location: Hanover, PA
Shift: First Shift | Monday–Friday, 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Overtime: Occasional Saturdays and extended hours based on production needs
Compensation: Starting at $24/hour (depending on experience and skill level)
Position Summary
A fast-paced fabrication and manufacturing environment is seeking a skilled Precision Metal Fabricator with strong TIG welding experience in aluminum and stainless steel. This role combines hands-on welding, fabrication, fitting, and assembly work to produce custom metal components and specialty structures.
The ideal candidate takes pride in craftsmanship, precision, and producing clean, high-quality finished products while working efficiently within a production setting.
\nWelding & Fabrication
- Perform TIG welding on aluminum and stainless-steel materials while maintaining high-quality weld standards
- Fabricate and assemble custom-built components including frames, railings, and specialty fabricated structures
- Measure, position, align, and fit materials prior to welding and final assembly
- Inspect completed welds and fabricated assemblies to verify accuracy and compliance with specifications
Blueprint Reading & Production Support
- Read and interpret blueprints, fabrication drawings, and production instructions
- Set up and operate fabrication equipment including grinders, saws, and related shop tools
- Troubleshoot alignment, fit-up, and welding issues during fabrication processes
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient production workspace
Material Handling & Safety
- Move materials and finished products using pallet jacks or appropriate material-handling equipment
- Follow established welding safety practices and shop procedures
- Meet production deadlines while maintaining quality workmanship
- Adapt to changing workloads, schedules, and production priorities as needed
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Demonstrated TIG welding experience with aluminum and stainless steel materials
- Ability to accurately read blueprints, measurements, and fabrication drawings
- Experience using fabrication tools and metalworking equipment
- Basic math skills related to measurements and shop calculations
- Ability to troubleshoot welding and fabrication issues independently
- Comfortable working in a production-driven manufacturing environment
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to craftsmanship
- Self-motivated, dependable, and capable of managing time effectively
- Strong problem-solving ability and sound judgment
- Willingness to work overtime and occasional weekends when production demands require it
- Ability to lift up to 75 lbs as needed
- Frequent standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and repetitive motion activities
- Repetitive hand and arm movement throughout the shift
- Strong visual attention for precision welding and fabrication tasks