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Job Description

Overview

A welder specializes in joining metal parts together using various welding techniques, particularly Aluminum MIG welding, and is part of a team that creates materials for boat lifts.

Responsibilities

  • Structural weld aluminum and stainless components in various positions.
  • Layout, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly.
  • Examine workpieces for defects and measure for conformance with specifications.
  • Set up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
  • Utilize shop jigs and design simple fixtures to improve productivity.
  • Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind, or bolt component parts.
  • Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux according to specifications.
  • Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals.
  • Connect and adjust gas flow and pressure for desired flames.
  • Ensure outputs meet documented requirements.
  • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  • Become familiar with each department and be willing to cross train.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Follow safety rules and regulations.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of proper use of hand tools.
  • Understand common units of measure and use of a tape measure.
  • Able to work with a minimum of supervision.
  • High School diploma or GED and 1 year of applicable experience or equivalent education.

Additional Information

  • The employee will stand for extended periods and lift approximately 50-75 lbs.
  • Push-pull up to 53 lbs to initiate movement of cart.
  • Lift up to 75 lbs occasionally, 30 lbs frequently, and 20 lbs overhead.

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How this job compares in North Fort Myers, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 27% 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 8% 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 North Fort Myers, FL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in North Fort Myers, FL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 259 other active welding openings from 148 employers. 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 Stick 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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