Welder/Fitter 2nd Shift, Navy Systems (Job Number: 1489)
Company
Johnson Controls
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
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Job Description
Job Description
We are seeking a Welder/Fitter, 2nd Shift to join our federal team at our York, PA location. We're keeping the Navy cool. Literally. Our team at the 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 noncoded pressure vessel assemblies and subassemblies, 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: York, PA
Shift: 2nd shift (3:00pm - 11:30pm)
Pay: Starting rate of pay is $30.96 (plus $.70 for 2nd shift) per hour
Union: This is a bargaining unit (Union) position.
Benefits: Eligible for benefits on first day of employment
• Relocation assistance may be available. Certain conditions apply.
Learn more about Navy Systems York, PA Plant: Navy Systems, York PA
As a Welder/Fitter, You Will
• Working with isometric drawings, digital 3-D models, operational method sheets, welding symbols, and code specifications.
• Work on floor, guarded platform, ladders or at welding table.
• Perform floor erection or fixture assembly of pressure vessels and subassemblies.
• 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, longitudinal relationships.
• Preparing 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, make all connections.
• Clean and dress welds to Navy Welding Standards.
• Perform carbon arc or plasma arc gouging.
• Repair welding on defective materials and parts.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working area.
Required Qualifications
• Applicant must pass a Navy Military Code Standard 2” 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) or more 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/verbal instruction, and operational method sheets.
• Ability to perform continuous physical work including moving heavy weight materials, handling chain falls, structural shapes, and work 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 US Government contract.
Preferred Qualifications
• 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.
Who We Are
The primary mission of Johnson Controls Navy Systems is to supply Chilled Water Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Systems and associated equipment to the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Johnson Controls Navy Systems is a part of the Johnson Controls Federal Systems business. Our robust, high reliability products are designed, manufactured and tested in York, PA to military and other stringent customer specifications. Most of our designs are custom engineered for the specific application
If you’d like to learn more about who we are, what we do, and the systems and products we work with please check out our “Who we are” video on Youtube to learn more. (Around 2 minutes long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD9TF3ANMxU
Recently, Johnson Controls Has Been Recognized By Several Organizations For Leadership In Environment, Sustainability And Governance, As Well As Innovations In Smart Building Platforms
• Named to FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” List
• Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
• Named to Forbes Net Zero Leaders list
• CDP 2023 Climate Change 'A List'
• Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute’s list of best-managed companies in America
• Forbes Best Employers for Diversity list.
• Newsweek  America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
• Ethisphere 2024 World's Most Ethical Companies list for the 17th time
• Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024
• Named to Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025 listing
• Named to Forbes America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2024
• Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.
Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers
Division: JCFS (Johnson Controls Federal Systems)
We are seeking a Welder/Fitter, 2nd Shift to join our federal team at our York, PA location. We're keeping the Navy cool. Literally. Our team at the 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 noncoded pressure vessel assemblies and subassemblies, 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: York, PA
Shift: 2nd shift (3:00pm - 11:30pm)
Pay: Starting rate of pay is $30.96 (plus $.70 for 2nd shift) per hour
Union: This is a bargaining unit (Union) position.
Benefits: Eligible for benefits on first day of employment
• Relocation assistance may be available. Certain conditions apply.
Learn more about Navy Systems York, PA Plant: Navy Systems, York PA
As a Welder/Fitter, You Will
• Working with isometric drawings, digital 3-D models, operational method sheets, welding symbols, and code specifications.
• Work on floor, guarded platform, ladders or at welding table.
• Perform floor erection or fixture assembly of pressure vessels and subassemblies.
• 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, longitudinal relationships.
• Preparing 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, make all connections.
• Clean and dress welds to Navy Welding Standards.
• Perform carbon arc or plasma arc gouging.
• Repair welding on defective materials and parts.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working area.
Required Qualifications
• Applicant must pass a Navy Military Code Standard 2” 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) or more 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/verbal instruction, and operational method sheets.
• Ability to perform continuous physical work including moving heavy weight materials, handling chain falls, structural shapes, and work 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 US Government contract.
Preferred Qualifications
• 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.
Who We Are
The primary mission of Johnson Controls Navy Systems is to supply Chilled Water Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Systems and associated equipment to the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Johnson Controls Navy Systems is a part of the Johnson Controls Federal Systems business. Our robust, high reliability products are designed, manufactured and tested in York, PA to military and other stringent customer specifications. Most of our designs are custom engineered for the specific application
If you’d like to learn more about who we are, what we do, and the systems and products we work with please check out our “Who we are” video on Youtube to learn more. (Around 2 minutes long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD9TF3ANMxU
Recently, Johnson Controls Has Been Recognized By Several Organizations For Leadership In Environment, Sustainability And Governance, As Well As Innovations In Smart Building Platforms
• Named to FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” List
• Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
• Named to Forbes Net Zero Leaders list
• CDP 2023 Climate Change 'A List'
• Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute’s list of best-managed companies in America
• Forbes Best Employers for Diversity list.
• Newsweek  America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
• Ethisphere 2024 World's Most Ethical Companies list for the 17th time
• Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024
• Named to Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025 listing
• Named to Forbes America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2024
• Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.
Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers
Division: JCFS (Johnson Controls Federal Systems)
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