Industrial Refrigeration Pipefitter – Stick Welder
Location
Pembroke Pines, FL
Wage
$28 – $34/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on October 13, 2026
Location
Pembroke Pines, FL
Wage
$28 – $34/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 13, 2026
We are seeking an experienced Pipefitter to install, assemble, repair, and maintain piping systems for industrial refrigeration projects. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with industrial refrigeration piping, can read plans and specifications, and can perform stick welding safely and effectively.
At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Florida — toward the top of a $23–$31/hr middle band drawn from 130 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 74% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Pembroke Pines, 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 273 other active welding openings from 161 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 (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.
This posting calls for Stick. 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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