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Overview

Metal Creations & Design is the Tampa Bay area's premier custom metal fabrication company, specializing in luxury residential and commercial railings, gates, staircases, and balconies. We are expanding and looking for top talent to help shape the future of our shop.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and assemble custom railings, gates, staircases, and balconies from detailed shop drawings.
  • Perform precise TIG and MIG welding on aluminum, steel, and stainless steel.
  • Participate in on-site installations, ensuring accuracy, proper fit, and a professional finish.
  • Interpret blueprints, measurements, and shop drawings with minimal supervision.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and efficient workspace.
  • Work collaboratively with the team to meet deadlines and uphold quality standards.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3-5 years of TIG/MIG welding and fabrication of railings experience.
  • Ability to read and work from architectural drawings and shop drawings.
  • Strong craftsmanship, attention to detail, and pride in workmanship.
  • Physically able to lift materials and work at heights without restrictions.
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.
  • Must bring personal welding hood for testing.
  • Clean driving record and background check may be required.
  • TIG and MIG welding test required before employment.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Tests are conducted Monday–Thursday, 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
  • Work Location: In person
  • Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour
  • Flexible schedule

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Clearwater, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $26/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $22–$31/hr across 29 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 31% 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 Clearwater, FL

Clearwater, FL currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 161 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Clearwater, 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 (12), BAE Systems (11), and Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (11). 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.

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