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Overview

The Welder 1/C position at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. involves laying out, fitting, and welding fabricated components to assemble structural forms according to specifications. The role requires compliance with safety regulations and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Comply with safety, ethics, and environmental rules while performing duties.
  • Monitor the working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations.
  • Weld components in various positions including flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead.
  • Fit, tack, and weld component parts in position and examine welds for adherence to specifications.
  • Inspect grooves, angles, or gap allowances using precision measuring instruments.
  • Lay out, position, align, and secure parts according to specifications.
  • Set up equipment and weld parts using various welding techniques.
  • Produce high-quality welds with a variety of materials.
  • Work with minimal supervision.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Must have carbon air arc cutting experience with butt seams.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalence plus one to three years of experience as a flux core arc welder desired.
  • Working knowledge of materials, methods, and techniques for fitting and welding.
  • Knowledge of ship terminology, welding symbols, safety, OSHA, and ABS regulations.
  • Experience and knowledge of gouging, mirror welding, MIG and stick welding.
  • Experience with carbon, stainless steel, and aluminum welding.
  • Must pass ABS welding tests to be ABS Certified.
  • Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram forms.
  • Ability to read and understand blueprints.
  • Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
  • Ability to read a tape measure.
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How this job compares in Panama City, 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 $25–$32/hr across 118 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 Panama City, FL

Panama City, FL currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 264 other active welding openings from 130 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Panama City, or widen the search to Florida.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group currently has 5 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 (22), 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, Stick, 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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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. Welder 1/C figures were last recalculated when this page was built.