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Overview

The Welder position in the Container Shop involves fabricating and repairing compactors, containers, and carts under general supervision. The role requires applying appropriate welding techniques and performing maintenance inspections on electrical and hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities

  • Applies appropriate welds to fabricate or repair compactors, containers, and carts.
  • Performs minor repairs and applies basic welding processes.
  • Repairs compactors, containers, and carts.
  • Conducts preventive maintenance inspections.
  • Diagnoses and repairs electrical and hydraulic systems on compactors.

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Additional Information

  • Pay Rate: $18 per hour, depending on experience.
  • Shift: Monday-Friday, 6:00 am-3:30 pm (occasional Saturdays).

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How this job compares in Tampa, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 105 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% 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 Tampa, FL

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Tampa, FL right now, from 12 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 223 other active welding openings from 141 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tampa, or widen the search to Florida.

Waste Management, Inc. 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 (16), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (13), 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 Jacksonville at $30/hr, Cocoa at $30/hr, and Orlando at $28/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. Welder- Container Shop figures were last recalculated when this page was built.