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Flyhopco

Large Yachts Welder/Fabricator

Location

Davie, FL

Wage

$56,160 – $66,560/yr

Employment Type

Temporary

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on July 14, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Large Yachts Welder/Fabricator is responsible for layouts, fabrication, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, and modifying equipment and components made from both ferrous and non-ferrous alloy materials according to specifications with minimal oversight. This role requires proficiency in various welding processes and a commitment to quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding in all positions, including complex joints and orientations.
  • Utilize multiple welding processes: GTAW (TIG), GMAW Steel MIG, FCAW, GMAW Aluminum MIG, SMAW, following AWS and/or Shipyard standards.
  • Execute welds on various joint types such as lap, tee, fillet, and tube-to-plate.
  • Work with aluminum and stainless-steel plate and pipe, ensuring high-quality welds.
  • Interpret and apply welding codes and specifications accurately.
  • Maintain high standards of quality and safety throughout all tasks.
  • Take responsibility for workmanship and ensure compliance with company and industry standards.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Experience with aluminum and stainless-steel plate and pipe welding.
  • Experience TIG and MIG.
  • Must pass AWS certification test for 3G and 4G (plate) and 6G (pipe) positions after employment.
  • Must be able to read and write clearly and legibly.
  • Must be able to read a tape measure.
  • Must have a valid and clean driver’s license.
  • Must be able to stand and work for 8 hours a day.
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Additional Information

  • Requires bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and twisting.
  • Requires the ability to use speech, vision, and hearing.
  • Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
  • Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
  • Exposure to changes in temperature and humidity.
  • Work is performed outside in the elements, on and around water.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Davie, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 28% above the $23/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Florida — toward the top of a $23–$28/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 Davie, FL

Davie, FL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 231 other active welding openings from 153 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Florida.

Flyhopco currently has 1 other opening 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 (15), 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 $31/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 welder fabricator 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.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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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. Large Yachts Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.