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Overview

At StaffBuildersHR, we connect great people with great companies! We’re partnering with a well-established steel company in the Tampa, FL and Columbia, SC area that is seeking Ironworkers. This role requires the ability to read and interpret blueprints, connect columns, beams, and girders as well as hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place using cranes.

Responsibilities

  • Read and follow blueprints to establish the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
  • Connect columns, beams, and girders, following blueprints and directions from the supervisor.
  • Align steel members in position for permanent bolting or welding into place.
  • Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
  • Cut or weld steel pieces using torches or welding equipment.
  • Maintain and operate trade tools and equipment.
  • Stack, load, and unload steel pieces.

Requirements

  • Must be able to work in high places and have a good sense of balance.
  • Must be able to lift and carry 50/60+ lbs of equipment and lift 100lbs.
  • Be willing to travel as required by the employer.
  • Be reliable and practice good attendance.
  • High school diploma or its equivalent.
  • Completion of an apprenticeship or experience in the field.
  • Ability to pass all the screening before employment.
  • Physical endurance to complete the necessary tasks.

Benefits

  • 401k.
  • Health Insurance.
  • Life Insurance.
  • PTO.

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Jacksonville, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Jacksonville, FL, where the middle half runs $32–$37/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 10% 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 Jacksonville, FL

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in Jacksonville, FL right now, from 12 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 267 other active welding openings from 135 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Jacksonville, or widen the search to Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (27), Honeywell Technologies (13), and BAE Systems (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, Cape Canaveral at $32/hr, and Jacksonville at $32/hr. Jacksonville is among them.

Similar openings near Jacksonville, FL

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