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Maintenance Mechanic - Jacksonville, FL

Location

Jacksonville, FL

Wage

$44,514/yr

Employment Type

Temporary

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG Welding
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Posted on August 23, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic position in Jacksonville, FL involves troubleshooting, diagnosing, and performing maintenance on shop equipment to support production lines. The role requires mechanical skills and adherence to safety policies while working in various conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and repair production equipment, including welders and grinders.
  • Repair broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment in compliance with safety policies.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and equipment manuals to diagnose problems.
  • Complete work orders as assigned.
  • Install new equipment and suggest improvements in line with maintenance plans.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 2-year Technical Degree in Maintenance field or vocational certificate/training preferred.
  • Mechanical skills required.
  • Skills in welding and cutting.
  • Decision making and reasoning skills.
  • Planning and scheduling skills.
  • Ability to speak, understand, and read English proficiently preferred.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • The position requires indoor and outdoor work.
  • Exposure to heat, humidity, and moving machinery.
  • Working at heights regularly.
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How this job compares in Jacksonville, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Jacksonville, FL, where the middle half runs $29–$38/hr across 15 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Jacksonville, FL

We're tracking 26 other active welding openings in Jacksonville, FL right now, from 19 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 222 other active welding openings from 150 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Jacksonville, 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. Jacksonville is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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.

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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. Maintenance Mechanic - Jacksonville, FL figures were last recalculated when this page was built.