Welder/Fitter
Location
Gulfport, MS
Wage
$20 – $27/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingFlux-Core WeldingSteel
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Posted on October 13, 2026
Job Description
Overview
We are looking for experienced, dependable welders to work in our industrial job shop fabricating heavy carbon steel components and assemblies. We offer competitive pay, steady work, and benefits for skilled welders who take pride in producing quality work.
Responsibilities
- Weld heavy carbon steel components and industrial fabrications.
- Perform MIG and flux-core welding.
- Read and interpret blueprints, fabrication drawings, and weld symbols.
- Fit, position, and assemble metal components to specifications.
- Produce quality welds while meeting production and safety standards.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Requirements
- Previous welding experience in an industrial or job shop environment.
- Experience welding heavy carbon steel.
- Ability to read blueprints and welding symbols.
- Proficiency in MIG and/or flux-core welding.
- Strong work ethic, reliability, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Benefits
- 401k
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
Additional Information
- Work Location: In person
- Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Employment Type
- Full-time
Compensation
- $20.00 - $27.00 per hour
Benefits
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
How this job compares in Gulfport, MS
Pay in context
At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 29% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across Mississippi, where the middle half runs $24–$39/hr across 42 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% 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 Gulfport, MS
Gulfport, MS is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Mississippi as a whole we're tracking 98 other active welding openings from 55 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Mississippi.
The most active employers in Mississippi at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (13), Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII (7), and HII (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG and Flux-Core 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.
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