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Job Description

Overview

Central Moloney is a trusted name in manufacturing transformers and transformer components since 1949. The Welder position in the Metal Fabrication department involves hands-on work in building pole-mounted transformers, requiring precision welding skills and a commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

  • Welding and fabricating metal parts to spec using MIG techniques
  • Reading blueprints and following detailed instructions to ensure quality and accuracy
  • Smoothing and finishing welded components for a clean, durable result
  • Working with different metals, including steel and aluminum
  • Maintaining a clean and safety-first work environment
  • Documenting your work and supporting continuous improvement efforts
  • Assisting with other duties as needed

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • At least 2 years of MIG welding experience
  • Ability to read blueprints, follow specs, and perform basic math
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to follow directions
  • Physically fit to perform hands-on work in a production environment
  • Willingness to undergo a background check, drug test, and physical

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work location: Panama City, FL
  • Reports to: Production Supervisor
  • Non-Exempt position
  • Mandatory overtime required, including Friday and Saturday shifts

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
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How this job compares in Panama City, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 113 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% 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 Panama City, FL

Panama City, FL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 219 other active welding openings from 129 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Panama City, or widen the search to Florida.

Central Moloney 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 (12), and BAE Systems (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 Cape Canaveral at $42/hr, Fort Myers at $39/hr, and Jacksonville at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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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 - Manufacturing - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.