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Overview

Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials. As a Welder, you will play a crucial role in installing and maintaining production machines while prioritizing safety and contributing to a dynamic culture that values career development and diversity.

Responsibilities

  • Promote safety in accordance with MSHA and Vulcan standards.
  • Use a variety of hand and power tools in performing duties.
  • Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, and test equipment.
  • Perform maintenance and carpentry functions.
  • Attend and successfully complete a three-year apprenticeship program.
  • Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Thorough knowledge of welding materials, properties, and various types of metals.
  • Ability to interpret blueprints.
  • Experience with welding, brazing, arc-welding, and cutting tasks.
  • Willingness to work overtime and in all weather conditions.
  • Some knowledge of industrial tools and their maintenance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Fort Myers, 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 116 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 Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers, FL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 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 222 other active welding openings from 151 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Fort Myers, or widen the search to Florida.

Vulcan Materials Company currently has 2 other openings live in Florida, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (14), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (9), and Aerotek (8). 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 Tampa at $36/hr, Jacksonville at $30/hr, and Cocoa at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.