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Overview

Join our talent community for opportunities as a Welder in Alachua, Florida, where you will build high-quality rotary drilling rigs. We are always looking for skilled Welders to join our Production Team and contribute to industries that power progress.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding tasks to assemble subassemblies and drilling rigs.
  • Follow blueprints, work instructions, and checklists to ensure top-quality results.
  • Use hand and power tools to support assembly based on BOM and manufacturing systems.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Assembly, Quality, Engineering, and more.

Requirements

  • At least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Welding certification and a strong mechanical background.
  • Familiarity with hand tools and welding equipment.
  • A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to work overtime or shifts as needed.
  • Authorization to work in the U.S. on an indefinite basis without sponsorship.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Alachua, FL
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site
  • Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:30 am - 3:00 pm

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Alachua, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $24–$32/hr across 134 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Alachua, FL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Alachua, 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 287 other active welding openings from 162 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 (17), 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 MIAMI at $35/hr, Jacksonville at $32/hr, and Cape Canaveral at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Alachua, FL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.