Fab Shop Welder — Growth, Teamwork & Full Benefits

phillipstankandstructure; Braddock (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Phillips Tank & Structure (PTS) in Braddock, PA seeks a dedicated Fab Shop Welder to join our nationwide tank construction team. You will read blueprints, set up welding processes, and weld components using stick and flux core methods across multiple positions.

Strong math/measuring skills and reliability are essential. Responsibilities include handling blueprints, equipment setup, quality checks, and maintaining a safe, organized work area.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18-years old.
• Have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Be eligible to work in the United States.
• Be willing to authorize background check.
• Have no criminal convictions for dishonesty, sexual misconduct, violence, or acts of terrorism.
• Have valid driver’s license and reliable, insured transportation.
• Be willing to authorize motor vehicle driving record checks.
• Be willing to submit to pre‑hire, random, and post‑incident drug and alcohol testing.
• Have good communication skills.
• Have good attendance and show up to work on time every day.
• Have strong basic math and measuring skills.
• Be able to pass welding tests for stick and flux core.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures.
• Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.
• Set up components for welding according to specifications and drawings.
• Operate tools and equipment to prepare the parts that must be welded together.
• Align components using jigs, clamps, calipers, rulers, and other devices.
• Weld components using manual or semi‑automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal or overhead).
• Assist with repairing machinery or equipment as needed by welding pieces and filling gaps.
• Perform certain non‑destructive examination methods, including visual examination and vacuum box tests.
• Ability to use a variety of welding tools and equipment, power or pneumatic tools, lifting equipment, non‑power tools, generators, compressors, etc.
• Maintain work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follow prescribed safety procedures.
• Align, fit and tack steel shapes together utilizing temporary erection gear, fit‑up gear, prybars, and sledgehammers.
• Erect and dismantle temporary scaffolding on job sites if needed.
• Perform basic safety checks and preventative maintenance functions on tools and equipment.
• Inspect, set up, use, break down and rig equipment such as aerial work platforms, elevated work platforms, and staging on job sites if needed.
• Use safety equipment, including hardhat, safety glasses with side shields, full body harness with double lanyard, earplugs, respiratory protection, gloves.
• Be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Clean work area, machines, tools, and equipment.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint reading

Math & measuring

Attention to detail

Reliability

Communication

Lifting 50 lbs

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Phillips Tank & Structure (PTS) in Braddock, PA seeks a dedicated Fab Shop Welder to join our nationwide tank construction team. You will read blueprints, set up welding processes, and weld components using stick and flux core methods across multiple positions.

Strong math/measuring skills and reliability are essential. Responsibilities include handling blueprints, equipment setup, quality checks, and maintaining a safe, organized work area.