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Reworld Projects

Maintenance Mechanic and Welder

Location

Fort Myers, FL

Wage

$33.22 – $44.18/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick Welding
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Posted on September 22, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Reworld is a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing innovative solutions for carbon-negative outcomes. The Maintenance Mechanic and Welder will perform skilled mechanical and welding work to support facility operations and maintain compliance with production schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Attend and participate in scheduled training and safety programs.
  • Perform a wide variety of mechanical, welding, hydraulic and pneumatic repairs, PM’s and fabrication.
  • Consult with operations and work cooperatively with facility operators.
  • Complete work order corrective actions and log books.
  • Perform other duties as deemed necessary by the Maintenance Leadership Team.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • Three (3) years’ experience in the repair and maintenance of mechanical equipment.
  • Ability to install seals and rebuild hydraulic cylinders and pumps.
  • Can remove, install taper locks, gearboxes, bearings and splice belts on conveyors.
  • Can operate a pipe threading machine for pipefitting.
  • Able to cut and fabricate from simple fabrications drawings/instructions.
  • Can safely operate hydraulic press, drill press, band saw and grinders.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints and manuals.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and other employees.
  • Ability to complete all Maintenance & Safety Training within prescribed deadlines.
  • Experience with SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW welding procedures preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position requires working 10-hour shifts.
  • Employee can frequently lift and carry 50 lbs.
  • Ability to wear Reworld required PPE for the job.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Fort Myers, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 49% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Florida — toward the top of a $23–$31/hr middle band drawn from 115 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 Fort Myers, FL

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Fort Myers, FL right now, from 8 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 230 other active welding openings from 139 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Fort Myers, 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 (17), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (15), and Welding Shop in Orlando, FL (9). 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 Cape Canaveral at $42/hr, Jacksonville at $31/hr, and Orlando at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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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 and Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.