Job Description

Overview

Trailer Bridge is seeking a motivated Trailer Welder / Mechanic to join their Maintenance team. This role focuses on welding, fabrication, and structural repairs on trailers, ensuring equipment safety and reliability while meeting customer service needs.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding, fabrication, and structural repairs on trailers, chassis, and containers.
  • Cut, grind, clean, and prepare metal surfaces for welding and fabrication.
  • Inspect equipment for structural damage, cracks, and corrosion.
  • Fabricate, fit, and install replacement metal components as needed.
  • Perform general trailer and container repairs, including lights, mud flaps, and tires.
  • Clean containers and prepare equipment for repair.
  • Assist with mechanical repairs involving electrical, brake, and air systems.
  • Access areas of equipment necessary for repairs and maintenance.
  • Complete repair orders and attendance records accurately and timely.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment and comply with safety requirements.
  • Maintain proficiency with equipment and welding techniques.
  • Work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, nights, and weekends.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
  • Model the TB12 Core Values of a TB team member.

Requirements

  • 1–2 years of welding experience required.
  • Experience with MIG welding required.
  • Ability to cut, grind, fit, fabricate, and weld metal components.
  • Knowledge of trailer repairs, including electrical and brake systems preferred.
  • Ability to identify structural damage and determine appropriate repairs.
  • Ability to perform strenuous physical activity, including lifting up to 100 lbs.
  • Experience with reefer containers or refrigerated trailer equipment is a plus.
  • Experience performing PMs on gensets is a plus.
  • Welding certification preferred.
  • Must provide own hand and air tools.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Jacksonville, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Jacksonville, FL currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$32/hr across 10 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Jacksonville, FL

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in Jacksonville, FL right now, from 16 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 235 other active welding openings from 142 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 (16), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (13), and Welding Shop in Orlando, FL (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 Jacksonville at $31/hr, Orlando at $28/hr, and Tampa at $25/hr. Jacksonville is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

Similar openings near Jacksonville, FL

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