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JWF Defense Systems

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Location
Johnstown, PA
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Job overview

Successful candidates perform MIG and/or TIG welding in a manufacturing environment, fitting and welding steel and aluminum components on jigs and fixtures. The work includes fabricating weldments and sub-assemblies, welding in multiple positions, and setting up equipment according to blueprints and weld procedure specifications. Formal welding education or training is needed; all experience levels are considered. Knowledge of FCAW, GMAW, or aluminum processes is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingFCAWGMAWAluminum WeldingBlueprint InterpretationWeld Symbol InterpretationWelding Equipment SetupWeldingFittingFabricationLifting Up to 50 Lbs

Qualifications

Formal Welding TrainingJWF Welding Certification

Full job description

  • Johnstown, PA

Shift Hours

All shifts available.

Job Description

Successful candidates will perform MIG and/or TIG welding in a manufacturing environment. Work requires the ability to fit and/or weld on jigs & fixtures for all production requirements. Knowledge of FCAW, GMAW or Aluminum processes is preferred.

Essential Duties

These weld positions will lay out, fit, and weld steel and aluminum fabricated components to manufacture weldments and sub-assemblies utilizing established welding processes:

  • Welds on medium and/or large fabrications in a jig fixture: fit, weld, fabricate

  • Welds in multiple positions that include but are not limited to overhead, flat, vertical, and/or horizontal

  • Properly sets up and adjusts welding equipment to blueprints/drawings and weld procedure specifications

Education Level

Formal education/training in welding needed

Experience

All levels of experience will be considered.

Work requires the ability to interpret blueprints & weld symbols, and fit/weld according to print (including the ability to build weldments from prints).

Successful candidates will be certified through JWF Industries.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to have the ability to concentrate and perform responsibilities by maintaining a constant state of focus and mental alertness. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands (including gripping & grasping) and reach with arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee will frequently walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision requirements such as color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. There is frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts with occasional exposure to wet and/ or humid conditions and extreme cold or heat. The employee is at risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About JWF Industries

JWF Industries is a premier manufacturing and fabrication company providing innovative solutions for defense, infrastructure, transportation, energy, and commercial markets. Our team is committed to quality, safety, innovation, and workforce development. Through advanced manufacturing capabilities and employee-focused career development, JWF continues to build products and opportunities that make a difference.

Apply today to join our team as a Welder, MIG Welder, TIG Welder, Production Welder, Manufacturing Welder, or Fabrication Welder and start building your future with JWF Industries.

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How this job compares

Set against the 872 open Welder jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$54–71K/yr37 salary ranges
  • US median$24–31/hr337 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 48 open Welder jobs in Pennsylvania and 872 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Welder postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 3 years (476 postings).
Education
3 of the 872 open Welder jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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