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Job Description

Overview

Tower Eight Staffing Solutions is hiring an experienced Copper Pipefitter for an active commercial construction project in the Tampa Bay area. Candidates should be skilled in running, fitting, and brazing copper piping and must be scissor lift certified.

Responsibilities

  • Measure, cut, fit, and install copper piping
  • Run copper pipe according to plans and specifications
  • Braze copper pipe and fittings
  • Properly prepare, clean, fit, and join copper piping
  • Install pipe hangers, supports, and brackets
  • Lay out piping runs and determine proper hanger locations
  • Read and understand construction drawings, blueprints, and piping layouts
  • Use levels and measuring tools to ensure proper pipe alignment
  • Safely operate hand and power tools
  • Work from ladders and lifts as required
  • Follow all jobsite and OSHA safety procedures
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area

Requirements

  • Previous commercial copper pipefitting experience required
  • Must have strong brazing experience
  • Must be experienced in running copper pipe and installing hangers
  • Ability to accurately measure, cut, fit, and install copper piping
  • Must have the proper pipefitting hand tools
  • Must be dependable and able to report to work on time
  • Reliable transportation to the jobsite
  • Must be bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • Must be able to work safely on an active commercial construction site

Additional Information

  • Full-Time
  • Steady Work
  • We Pay Weekly. Every Friday
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How this job compares in Tampa, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 11% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Tampa, FL, where the middle half runs $25–$30/hr across 8 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 Tampa, FL

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Tampa, FL right now, from 18 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 276 other active welding openings from 159 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tampa, or widen the search to Florida.

Tower Eight Staffing Solutions currently has 1 other opening live in Florida, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (15), 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.

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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. EXPERIENCED COPPER PIPEFITTER NEEDED!!! – TAMPA BAY AREA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.