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Overview

We are looking for experienced Structural Steel Welders/Fabricators to build and assemble steel components in a production fabrication shop. This hands-on position involves working from drawings, preparing and fitting steel, checking dimensions and alignment, and completing structural welds.

Responsibilities

  • Review blueprints, fabrication drawings, and technical specifications before beginning work.
  • Measure, mark, cut, fit, align, and assemble structural steel components.
  • Perform structural steel welding according to project requirements and applicable standards.
  • Set up and operate fabrication machinery, equipment, and hand tools.
  • Work with oxyacetylene torches, plasma cutters, drill presses, angle presses, jigs, tape measures, and squares.
  • Set up and operate a track torch when required.
  • Inspect dimensions, fit-up, alignment, and completed assemblies for accuracy.
  • Make necessary adjustments to ensure proper fit and quality.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Follow shop safety procedures and required workplace practices.
  • Coordinate with supervisors and other fabrication team members to meet production schedules.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in structural steel welding, fitting, or fabrication.
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Hands-on experience measuring, fitting, aligning, and assembling structural steel.
  • Knowledge of welding processes, fabrication machinery, and shop tools.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate dimensions.
  • Reliable attendance and commitment to workplace safety.
  • Ability to work efficiently in a production-focused fabrication environment.
  • Flux Core welding experience.
  • Ability to successfully pass a Flux Core welding test.
  • Experience setting up and operating a track torch.
  • AWS or other welding certifications.

Additional Information

  • Location: Cocoa, FL
  • Job Type: Contract to Hire
  • Shifts: 1st & 2nd Shift
  • Starting Pay: $24.00/hour, higher depending on experience
  • 2nd Shift Differential: +$3.00/hour
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How this job compares in Cocoa, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Florida, whose middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 113 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% 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 Cocoa, FL

Cocoa, FL currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 219 other active welding openings from 128 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Cocoa, 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 (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 Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Structural Steel Welder / Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.