Job Description

Overview

The Welder position involves using electrical currents to create heat and bond metals for various construction projects, including bridges and underground utilities. Candidates should have experience in welding and the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Use electrical currents to create heat and bond metals.
  • Join beams in the construction of bridges and other structures.
  • Weld materials such as steel and titanium.
  • Use a rod and heat to join metals.
  • Operate welding machine that feeds wire to bond materials.
  • Use molten metal to join two pieces of metal.
  • Connect copper plumbing pipes and thinner metals.
  • Plan work by interpreting blueprints.
  • Determine welding position and type of metal to be fused.
  • Select and set up welding equipment.
  • Ensure welds meet standards and plan specifications.
  • Load parts correctly and monitor machine constantly.
  • Use heat from an electric arc to cut and trim metal objects.

Requirements

  • Must understand work directions and communicate effectively.
  • Three (3) to Five (5) years of industry related experience is required.
  • Experience should emphasize roads, highways, and bridges.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds frequently.
  • Manual dexterity to handle construction materials and tools.
  • Maintain awareness of jobsite activities and equipment.

Additional Information

  • All work is performed outdoors in all types of weather.
  • Job requires long hours of standing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, squatting, and walking.

How this job compares in Medley, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Florida currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$32/hr across 134 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Medley, FL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Medley, 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 279 other active welding openings from 146 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 (23), BAE Systems (11), and Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (10). 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 Tampa at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Medley, FL

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