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Overview

The Aluminum Welder position involves the fabrication process of joining materials, primarily metals, using high temperature to melt parts together. The role requires specific functional knowledge and experience in welding aluminum, with responsibilities under general supervision and potential guidance for less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and join aluminum materials using high temperature welding techniques.
  • Assist in developing solutions to moderate scope and complexity problems.
  • Provide guidance to less experienced team members as needed.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience welding aluminum in a production environment.
  • 2+ years of experience in material preparation, including cleaning, cutting, grinding, and preparing aluminum surfaces.
  • Experience with safety compliance and adherence to company safety regulations.
  • Knowledge of MIG and TIG welding machines and techniques.
  • Ability to perform MIG and TIG welding on aluminum with appropriate shielding gases and filler rods.
  • Ability to inspect finished welds for defects such as porosity or cracks.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and fabricate from technical drawings, blueprints, and welding symbols.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • HS diploma or GED.
  • Welding Certification.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Financial Benefits
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Paid Leave
  • Professional Development
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Work-Life Programs
  • Dependent Care

Additional Information

  • Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation.
  • Identity verification process will include advanced biometrics.
  • Use of AI tools during interviews is prohibited unless permission is granted.
  • Remote, hybrid, or onsite work models may apply.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Financial Benefits
Retirement Benefits
Paid Leave
Professional Development
Tuition Assistance
Work-Life Programs
Dependent Care
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How this job compares in Panama City, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 74% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Florida — toward the top of a $22–$30/hr middle band drawn from 95 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 98% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Panama City, FL

Panama City, FL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 210 other active welding openings from 132 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Panama City, 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, Clearwater at $23/hr, and Apopka 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 and TIG 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 aluminum welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Aluminum Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.