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Job Description

Overview

The position is for a Welder with at least one year of MIG welding experience. The job involves welding preassembled metal parts according to fabrication drawings and AWS Standards.

Responsibilities

  • Weld together preassembled metal parts as specified by fabrication drawings.
  • Determine size and placement of welds along structural members per AWS Standards.

Requirements

  • Minimum one year MIG welding experience.
  • Must pass qualifying welding test and weld to DSB Standards.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Must pass pre-employment drug screen.
  • Must be local to the Fort Myers area.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Must apply in person at 2929 Industrial Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33901 between 8:30 - 2:30 Monday - Friday.
  • Face mask must be worn when applying.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Fort Myers, 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 124 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 Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers, FL currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 257 other active welding openings from 133 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Fort Myers, 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 (12), 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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