Lead Welder

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Welder

Location: Huntingdon, PA

Schedule: Monday-Friday

Job Summary

D.C. Goodman & Sons' work spans fabrication, structural steel, commercial mechanical/piping systems, and fire protection installs. We're hiring a Lead Welder to handle both shop fabrication and field welding on commercial/industrial job sites — including hospitals, colleges, and industrial facilities. This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced welder ready to guide a crew while continuing to work in the field and shop.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform structural and pipe welding using stick (SMAW), TIG (GTAW), and MIG (GMAW) processes as the job requires

• Fabricate steel components in the shop and erect/weld structural steel on job sites

• Read blueprints and fabrication drawings to lay out cuts, drill holes, and fit pieces precisely before welding

• Inspect welds for quality, penetration, and code compliance; correct substandard work

• Lead a crew of welders/fabricators — assigning tasks, setting pace, and ensuring work meets spec and schedule

• Train and mentor less experienced welders and apprentices on technique, safety, and drawing interpretation

• Coordinate with foremen and project managers on job sequencing, especially on multi-trade sites

• Enforce welding-specific safety practices (fire watch, ventilation, PPE, hot work permits)

• Maintain and troubleshoot welding equipment, flagging service/replacement needs

Qualifications

Required:

• 7-10+ years welding experience, spanning both structural/commercial fabrication and pipe welding

• 2-3+ years of crew leadership, training, or mentoring experience

• Proficiency in stick (SMAW), TIG (GTAW), and MIG (GMAW) welding

• Experience reading structural drawings and fitting/aligning steel members

• Precision fabrication skills (exact cuts, accurate hole drilling, tight-tolerance fit-up)
• Comfort welding in varied conditions (outdoor, overhead, tight spaces, seasonal weather)
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30

• Valid driver's license

Preferred:

• Documented qualification across SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW processes

• Hot work / fire watch safety training

• Willingness to complete or maintain welder qualification testing per AWS/ASME codes