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Overview

We are a growing commercial fabrication shop located in North Miami, specializing in millwork, architectural metals, and powder coating. We are seeking a fabricator who can work from shop drawings to pull, cut, and assemble aluminum, stainless, and steel components.

Responsibilities

  • Read basic shop drawings and cut lists to identify material and dimensions needed.
  • Pull stock material from the shelf/rack and cut to size using shop saws.
  • Fit, align, and clamp pieces together, prepping assemblies for welding.
  • Keep parts organized and staged for welders to move through jobs without delay.
  • Coordinate with welding, laser/CNC, and powder coating teams to maintain workflow.
  • Follow safety protocols and OSHA standards; keep your station and equipment organized.
  • Occasionally support on-site installation or repairs when needed.

Requirements

  • Prior experience working in a metal fabrication, welding, or machine shop.
  • Comfortable working with aluminum, stainless, and steel.
  • Ability to read a basic shop drawing or cut list without supervision.
  • Confident using shop saws and basic layout/measuring tools.
  • Ability to lift and handle heavy materials.
  • Reliable transportation to the North Miami shop.
  • Russian or Spanish language skills are a plus, but not required.
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How this job compares in Miami, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Florida — toward the top of a $22–$30/hr middle band drawn from 115 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 57% 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 Miami, FL

Miami, FL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. 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 Miami, 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. Fabricator — Aluminum, Stainless & Steel — Custom Fabrication Shop figures were last recalculated when this page was built.