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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Welder II to join our Fabrication team. This role is hands-on in custom aluminum fabrication, ensuring precision, safety, and quality in every project.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Aluminum MIG welding and custom fabrication
  • Read and interpret blueprints
  • Use cutting tools and fabrication equipment
  • Maintain safety and quality standards

Requirements

  • 3+ years of aluminum welding experience
  • Proficiency in Aluminum MIG welding (non-negotiable)
  • Ability to read blueprints and operate cutting tools
  • Nice-to-have: Forklift operation or Aluminum TIG experience

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly pay
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Full-time schedule with stability and growth potential
  • Work Location: In person
  • Ability to Commute: Sanford, FL 32773 (Required)

Benefits

Competitive hourly pay
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Sanford, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 123 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Sanford, FL

Sanford, FL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 259 other active welding openings from 148 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 Miami, FL (16), Welding Shop in Tampa, 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 Jacksonville at $32/hr, Cape Canaveral at $29/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 MIG and TIG work. 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. 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.

See all aluminum 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. Welder/Fabricator - Aluminum figures were last recalculated when this page was built.