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Job Description

Overview

The Pipefitter 1/C position at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. involves assembling, installing, and testing piping systems according to specifications and industry standards. The company is an at-will employer, emphasizing flexibility and compliance with safety regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Comply with Company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies while performing duties.
  • Select the specified type and size of pipe, fittings, valves, etc.
  • Measure and mark pipe for cutting and threading; assemble pipes, tubes, and fittings according to specifications.
  • Bend pipe according to specifications.
  • Install and verify the operation of high-pressure steel pipes and fittings.
  • Repair and replace any damaged pipe; fabricate and install metal fittings, install supports, valves, and other control equipment.
  • Test installed piping systems and install other related items in accordance with the applicable plans and specifications.
  • Rig and flag cranes using hand signals to move pipes safely to desired locations.
  • Perform final hook-ups of systems and commissioning.
  • Work with minimal supervision.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
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How this job compares in Port St Joe, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipefitter jobs across Florida currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$32/hr across 11 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 Port St Joe, FL

Port St Joe, FL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 264 other active welding openings from 130 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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.

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