Palmyra, United States | Posted on 10/13/2026
NOT TEMPORARY, TEMP-TO-HIRE, OR CONTRACT WORK!
Location: Palmyra, PA – Harrisburg / Lancaster / Allentown Region
EXPERIENCED INDUSTRIAL WELDERS, MILLWRIGHTS & MECHANICAL FABRICATORS WANTED!
Are you an experienced welder who can do more than just run a bead? Do you have experience with industrial equipment, machinery installation, metal fabrication, pipe welding, or structural steel welding?
If you have real industrial welding experience and know how to work with your hands, we want to hear from you!
Murphy's Family Staffing is recruiting experienced Industrial Welders / Millwrights for an established industrial mechanical contractor based in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.
This is a hands-on position performing welding, fabrication, equipment installation, maintenance, and mechanical work at manufacturing plants, industrial facilities, and commercial jobsites.
IMPORTANT: This is NOT a production welding or assembly-line welding position. We need experienced industrial tradespeople with strong welding, fabrication, and/or mechanical equipment skills.
PAY & BENEFITS
- $30–$40 per hour based on industrial welding and mechanical experience
- Permanent, direct-hire employment
- Full-time, year-round opportunity
- Overtime opportunities
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance available after waiting period
- Varied industrial projects and challenging hands‑on work
- Opportunities to develop additional industrial mechanical and welding skills
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
- Perform quality welding in shop and field environments.
- Weld and fabricate carbon steel, stainless steel, and other industrial metals.
- Perform structural welding, fabrication, and repairs.
- Cut, grind, fit, prepare, and assemble metal components.
- Use welding machines, plasma cutters, torches, grinders, and fabrication equipment.
- Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and technical specifications.
- Assist with industrial piping installation, repairs, and modifications.
- Perform pipe preparation, cutting, fitting, and layout.
- Weld carbon steel and stainless steel piping as qualified.
- Work on industrial fluid‑handling and process piping systems.
- Experience with sanitary stainless steel tubing is highly desirable.
- Install, repair, service, and maintain industrial machinery and equipment.
- Work with conveyors, bearings, shafts, drives, and industrial mechanical systems.
- Assist with machinery installation, alignment, and leveling.
- Install or modify structural supports, platforms, and equipment frames.
- Assist with mechanical demolition, equipment relocation, and industrial maintenance projects.
- Use hand tools, power tools, measuring equipment, and material‑handling equipment.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Required Qualifications:
- 5–10 years of relevant industrial mechanical/welding experience or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- Proven hands‑on welding or metal fabrication experience in industrial or mechanical applications.
- Ability to read blueprints, schematics, drawings, and specifications.
- Familiarity with industrial machinery, equipment, piping, or structural components.
- Ability to perform quality work independently with supervisory oversight.
- Reliable transportation to jobsites.
- Must supply and maintain required personal tools.
- Strong work ethic, dependable attendance, and commitment to safety.
- Willingness to work overtime, weekends, and occasional nights as project needs require.
- High school diploma or GED.
Highly Desirable Skills:
- TIG (GTAW), Stick (SMAW), and MIG (GMAW) welding.
- Carbon steel and stainless steel pipe welding.
- Sanitary stainless steel tube welding.
- Structural steel welding and fabrication.
- Industrial pipefitting, layout, and fit‑up.
- Millwright or industrial maintenance experience.
- Conveyor installation and equipment repair.
- Bearings, drives, shafts, machinery alignment, and leveling.
- Rigging, crane signaling, and aerial lift operation.
- Industrial plant shutdowns, mechanical installations, or field service work.
SCHEDULE & TRAVEL
- Full-Time: Minimum 40 hours per week
- Typical workdays are 8+ hours.
- Overtime and weekend work are regularly available.
- Occasional night shifts and emergency call‑ins may be necessary.
- Project schedules can require 5–7 workdays per week.
- Daily travel to jobsites generally within a 75‑mile radius of the Palmyra office.
- Radius pay applies to eligible travel.
- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Applicants must be comfortable working at different industrial facilities rather than reporting to the same shop every day.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- This is a physically active industrial construction and maintenance position.
- Work may involve: Indoor and outdoor industrial environments in various weather conditions.
- Working from ladders, scaffolding, lifts, and elevated platforms.
- Working in confined or restricted spaces where required.
- Lifting, climbing, bending, kneeling, and using tools throughout the workday.
- Wearing required protective equipment and completing site‑specific safety training.
- Candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.