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Overview

The Steel Welder Level I is responsible for the fabrication and welding of steel. This position requires the ability to perform MIG and TIG welds and ensures proper weld specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG and TIG welds on steel in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
  • Repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
  • Position and clamp workpieces together or assemble them in jigs or fixtures.
  • Select torch, torch tip, filler rod, and flux according to welding chart specifications or type and thickness of material.
  • Perform all necessary maintenance and repair on all equipment used in welding.

Requirements

  • Ability to pass weld test.
  • At least 1 year of experience reading a tape measure, identifying, and measuring material.
  • Must be able to lift 50lbs.
  • At least 1 year of MIG and TIG welding experience in a production environment preferred.
  • At least 1 year of experience using weld fillet gauges to ensure proper weld size and interpret tolerances.
  • Forklift certification.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • 1st shift position, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Overtime as needed.
  • Candidates that accept an offer of employment will be required to pass a background and drug screen.
  • Candidates must also meet ATF requirements for firearm possession.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
401k
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Cocoa, 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 137 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 Cocoa, FL

Cocoa, FL currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 292 other active welding openings from 149 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Cocoa, or widen the search to Florida.

Diamondback Firearms currently has 3 other openings 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 (23), Honeywell Technologies (13), and BAE Systems (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, Cape Canaveral at $32/hr, and Jacksonville at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Steel Welder Level I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.