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Job Description

Overview

Tower Eight Staffing Solutions is hiring an experienced Copper Pipefitter for a commercial construction project in the Tampa Bay area. The position requires strong skills in running, fitting, and brazing copper piping, and candidates must be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

  • Measure, cut, fit, and install copper piping
  • Run copper pipe according to plans and specifications
  • Braise copper pipe and fittings
  • Properly prepare, clean, fit, and join copper piping
  • Install pipe hangers, supports, and brackets
  • Lay out piping runs and determine proper hanger locations
  • Read and understand construction drawings, blueprints, and piping layouts
  • Use levels and measuring tools to ensure proper pipe alignment
  • Safely operate hand and power tools
  • Work from ladders and lifts as required
  • Follow all jobsite and OSHA safety procedures
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area

Requirements

  • Previous commercial copper pipefitting experience required
  • Must have strong brazing experience
  • Must be experienced in running copper pipe and installing hangers
  • Ability to accurately measure, cut, fit, and install copper piping
  • Must have the proper pipefitting hand tools
  • Must be dependable and able to report to work on time
  • Reliable transportation to the jobsite
  • Must be bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • Must be able to work safely on an active commercial construction site

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Full-Time
  • Steady Work
  • We Pay Weekly. Every Friday!
  • Position starts on Tuesday 9/8
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How this job compares in Tampa, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/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 105 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% 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 Tampa, FL

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Tampa, FL right now, from 11 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 140 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.

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. EXPERIENCED COPPER PIPEFITTER NEEDED!!! – TAMPA BAY AREA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.