Welder​/Fitter; Navy Systems EG

We are seeking a Welder/Fitter, 2nd Shift to join our federal team at our York, PA location. We keep the Navy cool. Our team at the York/Grantley Plant custom designs, develops and manufactures complex chilled water HVAC and refrigeration equipment for Navy vessels around the world. The job consists of performing duties required to plan, lay out, fabricate, assemble, fit, braze tubing, thread, weld complex piping, system components and weld coded, and non‑coded pressure vessel assemblies and sub‑assemblies, working with ferrous, nonferrous metals, using conventional or automatic submerged arc welding and difficult positions of stick, TIG, and manual arc welding of Navy equipment.

Location: Grantley Plant in York, PA

Shift: 2nd shift (3:00 pm – 11:30 pm)

Pay: $40.31 + $2.00 shift differential (increased 3/30/26)

Union: This is a bargaining unit position

Benefits: Eligible for benefits on first day of employment

As a Welder/Fitter, you will:

• Work with isometric drawings, digital 3‑D models, operational method sheets, welding symbols, and code specifications.
• Work on floor, guarded platform, ladders, or at a welding table.
• Perform floor erection or fixture assembly of pressure vessels and sub‑assemblies.
• Weld in all positions.
• Lay out from center lines or create own layouts as required to locate and fabricate all internal, external part details, angular, radial, and longitudinal relationships.
• Prepare material for welding by cleaning, bead blasting, and/or grinding.
• Weld parts per drawing details; including internal and external components such as heads, lugs, brackets, baffles, piping, valves, fittings, oil coolers, water boxes, covers, and all connections.
• Clean and dress welds to Navy welding standards.
• Perform carbon arc or plasma arc gouging.
• Repair welding on defective materials and parts.
• Maintain a clean and safe working area.

• Applicant must pass a Navy Military Code Standard 2‑inch diameter pipe test with a backing ring in the 6G position using E7018 filler material in order to be hired.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Minimum of 3 years welding experience; using SMAW, FCAW, and GTAW in all positions.
• Ability to use a tape measure, levels, laser levels, combination square set, fixtures, hand tools, pneumatic air tools, guarded platforms, ladders, and any other appropriate welding and material handling equipment.
• Ability to use basic mathematics, work from prints, sketches, written or verbal instruction, and operational method sheets.
• Ability to perform continuous physical work including moving heavy weight materials, handling chain falls, structural shapes, and working in strenuous positions.
• Ability to work safely at all times; constant care is necessary to prevent injury.
• Must be U.S. citizen to work on the U.S. Government contract.

• Technical or vocational welding schooling, or equivalent welding experience.
• Experience welding while adhering to code standards.
• Rigging and overhead crane operation experience.
• Knowledge of military code requirements.
• Experience welding exotic materials.
• Ability to use weld gauges including fillet gauges and V‑Wac gauges.

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