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Overview

The Welder and Fabricator position is a contract-to-hire role based in Orlando, FL, focused on designing, fabricating, and repairing metal objects using various welding techniques. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and emphasizes employee well-being and stability.

Responsibilities

  • Design, fabricate, join, and repair equipment and metal structures using MIG, TIG, Inner shield, and Flux-cored Arc Welding techniques.
  • Work primarily with carbon steel, thick gauge, and some aluminum and stainless steel.
  • Determine layout of weld parts according to drawings and requirements.
  • Execute welds in all positions and various shapes.
  • Assist during welding of components in areas of expertise.
  • Help with design and setup of work centers.
  • Complete required weld documentation including line check sheets and material movement paperwork.

Requirements

  • Technical, vocational, or military training or related experience is a plus but not required.
  • 2+ years of welding experience with at least one year in a similar environment.
  • Capable of meeting AWS D1.1 requirements.
  • Knowledge of welding techniques including MIG, TIG, Inner shield, and Flux-cored Arc Welding; aluminum MIG is a plus.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
  • Demonstrate ability to use appropriate tools, measuring devices, forklifts, cranes, and fixtures.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is fully onsite in Orlando, FL.
  • Shift is from 5AM to 3:30PM with overtime available.
  • The work environment is a large industrial manufacturing setting with air conditioning.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Edgewood, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Florida, whose middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 115 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 42% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Edgewood, FL

Edgewood, FL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 222 other active welding openings from 151 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Florida.

Aerotek currently has 7 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 (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 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.

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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