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Job Description

Overview

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is seeking a Welder 1/C to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated components for structural forms according to specifications. The position requires compliance with safety regulations and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Comply with Company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies while performing duties.
  • Monitor the working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations.
  • Weld components in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
  • Fit, tack, and weld component parts in position, and examine welds for adherence to specifications.
  • Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
  • Inspect grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using a micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments.
  • Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemble them according to specifications.
  • Set up equipment and weld parts, using arc, gas-shielded arc, submerged arc, or gas welding equipment.
  • Produce high-quality welds, including watertight penetrations with a variety of materials including weld steel, stainless, and aluminum.
  • Work with minimal supervision.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Must have carbon air arc cutting experience with butt seams, preparation of seams after gouge, and removal of any structure when needed with the carbon air arc technique.
  • Able to work night shifts.
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How this job compares in Panama City, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Florida currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$31/hr across 113 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 Panama City, FL

Panama City, FL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 231 other active welding openings from 132 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.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group currently has 6 other openings 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 (17), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (14), 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 Fort Myers at $39/hr, Jacksonville at $29/hr, and Palmetto at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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