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Overview

This position involves journey-level work in installing and repairing water distribution and wastewater collection facilities. The role includes maintenance and installation for water systems, with responsibilities requiring skilled mechanical work and minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Lays water mains and installs hydrants, valves, fittings, clamps, and sleeves.
  • Operates heavy equipment, including boring and jacking equipment, trenchers, and backhoes.
  • Reads water main blueprints to assist in selecting proper fittings and materials.
  • Performs maintenance on materials, tools, and equipment.
  • Cuts, bevels, threads pipes, and caulks joints.
  • Performs helper/acting foreman duties for nighttime callout.
  • Participates in training to support departmental or City initiatives.
  • May work overtime or alternate hours as necessary.
  • Performs emergency repairs after normal working hours.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Two years of pipe fitting experience for Pipefitter II, with one year in water systems.
  • Must possess and maintain a Class 'C' Water Distribution License for Pipefitter II.
  • Valid driver's license and telephone number.
  • Ability to obtain Class 'A' CDL within six months for Pipefitter I.
  • Ability to obtain Class 'C' Water Distribution License within 18 months for Pipefitter I.

Additional Information

  • Position is designated as Mission Critical.
  • Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.

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How this job compares in Lakeland, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $26/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 55% 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 Lakeland, FL

Lakeland, FL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 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 150 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Lakeland, 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 (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. Water Utilities Pipefitter I or II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.