Job Description

Overview

ProcessBarron is seeking a Welder to join our Field Services team. This position is responsible for laying out, fitting, fabricating, installing, and constructing metal components used in structural assemblies.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding in flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead positions.
  • Lay out, fit, fabricate, install, and repair metal components and structures.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and welding specifications.
  • Operate welding, forming, and cutting equipment safely and efficiently.
  • Cut, shape, and assemble metal materials according to specifications.
  • Conduct quality inspections and verify finished products meet standards.
  • Repair, modify, and rebuild existing equipment and components as needed.
  • Use hand tools, power tools, grinders, saws, files, and measuring instruments.
  • Assist production and field operations as required.
  • Identify and communicate defects, quality concerns, or safety issues to supervisors.
  • Follow all company safety policies and procedures.
  • Attend scheduled safety meetings and participate in safety initiatives.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong attendance and reliability record.
  • Ability to work overtime, be on call, and travel to customer sites as needed.
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
  • 0-1 year of welding experience preferred.
  • Welding certification is a plus.
  • 3-5 years of welding experience preferred.
  • Technical training or Associate degree in a technical field.
  • Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
  • Safety-focused mindset.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
  • Sense of urgency and commitment to customer satisfaction.
  • Ability to lift and carry 50+ pounds regularly.
  • Ability to stand, walk, balance, stoop, kneel, climb, reach, and work for extended periods.
  • Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and on ladders or stairs.
  • Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
  • Ability to work in environments exposed to heat, cold, noise, vibration, dust, fumes, oils, and airborne particles.

Additional Information

  • Location: Various Locations / Travel Required.
  • Travel Requirement: Up to 75%.

How this job compares in Tampa, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tampa, FL currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$32/hr across 8 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 Tampa, FL

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Tampa, FL right now, from 11 different employers. 3 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 Tampa, 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Tampa, FL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Travel Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.