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Overview

LPI Corporation has been manufacturing products for jet engines, aircraft components, and other aerospace & defense applications since 1957. The company is known for its quality, service, and dependability, serving leading aerospace & defense original equipment manufacturers.

Responsibilities

  • Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components.
  • Experience with proper clamping, holding, heat-bending, grinding, bolting, and tack welding of components.
  • Operate manual GTAW (TIG) machines and perform care, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Operate semi-automatic GTAW welding equipment.
  • Utilize safe GTAW welding practices.
  • Weld sheet metal in various positions: flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead.
  • Inspect completed work for defects to comply with specifications.
  • Perform layout operations, develop fixtures, and select optimum welding processes.
  • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools.
  • Understand weld schedules and weld symbols.
  • Utilize standard shop hand tools and measuring equipment.
  • Monitor fitting, heating, and welding procedures to avoid overheating or warping.

Additional Information

  • Evening shift
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How this job compares in Hollywood, 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 $23–$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 Hollywood, FL

Hollywood, FL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 248 other active welding openings from 137 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (14), Welding Shop in Miami, FL (14), and Honeywell Technologies (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 $30/hr, and Orlando at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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