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Overview

This position involves working at customer sites to support the energy industry through various welding and turbine repair applications, requiring extensive travel and overtime. Siemens Energy is a global leader in energy technology, committed to sustainable and reliable energy solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding operations to meet manufacturing and engineering specifications for turbine generator field services equipment.
  • Engage in heavy travel for job assignments, including potential short notice travel.
  • Work a high percentage of overtime, including 12-hour shifts.
  • Assemble turbine blades and components with precision, including hand riveting.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum two years training leading to Diploma or Certificate from technical/trade school or apprentice program in welding or manufacturing.
  • Minimum of three years welding experience.
  • Skilled in manual SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW welding processes.
  • Capable of passing 6G position heavy wall weld test using both GTAW and SMAW on carbon and stainless steel.
  • Basic computer skills to complete job-related expenses.
  • Ability to pass drug screen and extensive background investigation.
  • Must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for employer-sponsored work authorization.

Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Career growth and development opportunities
Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Orlando, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Florida currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$30/hr across 99 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Orlando, FL

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Orlando, FL right now, from 12 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 215 other active welding openings from 136 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Orlando, or widen the search to Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (16), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (12), and Welding Shop in Orlando, FL (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Jacksonville at $30/hr, Tampa at $25/hr, and Clearwater at $23/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all travel welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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