Lead Maintenance Technician, Welder/Fabricator
Catalent · St. Petersburg, FL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Catalent (pharma & life sciences) in St. Petersburg, FL. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Welding
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $54k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 38 live postings that list pay, out of 1903 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 52 other live reliability postings in Florida.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 38%
- ✓ Welding 34%
- PLC 32%
- Root cause 25%
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Position Summary
- ◆Work Schedule : Standard Hours, Monday through Friday
- ◆100% on-site
Join Catalent’s flagship softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America, located in St. Petersburg, FL, with a capacity of 18 billion capsules per year. This role offers competitive pay, day-one benefits, and career growth in a state-of-the-art, turn-key facility.
Experienced Lead Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welder/Fabricator specializing in stainless steel and aluminum fabrication, repair, and modification, producing high-quality components to precise specifications while supporting plant maintenance operations. Provides technical leadership, guidance, and coordination of shop fabrication activities, ensuring efficient workflow, quality workmanship, and adherence to safety standards. Serves as a welding and fabrication subject matter expert, promoting best practices and supporting complex projects from fabrication through completion.
The Role
- ◆Perform advanced Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding on stainless steel components as the primary welding process, with additional TIG welding on aluminum as required.
- ◆Lead and execute complex fabrication projects from planning and layout through final completion, ensuring precision and efficiency.
- ◆Serve as the lead TIG welding resource, providing day-to-day technical direction, guidance, and support to welders and fabrication team members.
- ◆Fabricate components including brackets, frames, guards, and miscellaneous parts from blueprints, sketches, and technical drawings.
- ◆Review blueprints, weld symbols, and fabrication drawings for accuracy and feasibility, providing input and recommendations when needed.
- ◆Fit, tack, and perform TIG welding operations to meet strict dimensional tolerances, structural integrity, and cosmetic quality standards.
- ◆Inspect and verify weld quality, ensuring proper penetration, strength, and appearance consistently meet or exceed required standards.
- ◆Troubleshoot fabrication and TIG welding issues, implement corrective actions, and support continuous improvement in processes, safety, and efficiency.
- ◆Other duties as assigned.
requirements
include reading of written documents and frequent use of computer monitor.
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Lead Maintenance Technician, Welder / Fabricator
The Candidate
- •Associates degree with 7+ years of relevant experience; High School diploma with 9+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required.
- •Advanced Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding expertise on stainless steel with strong working knowledge of aluminum TIG welding, consistently producing high-precision, cosmetic-quality welds while interpreting prints and executing fabrication to exact specifications.
- •Proven ability to lead fabrication projects and guide team members, with strong knowledge of welding safety standards and industrial best practices, along with excellent English verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey and receive technical information.
- •Ability to work in an industrial environment, including standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds; no lifting greater than 40.09 pounds without assistance. Requires manual dexterity, visual acuity for weld inspection, and the ability to lead and coordinate work under time constraints. Specific vision
Why You Should Join Catalent
- •Tuition reimbursement to support educational goals
- •WellHub program to promote physical wellness & Access to Perkspot discounts from over 900 merchants
- •152 hours of PTO plus 8 paid holidays
- •Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one
- •Defined career path with annual performance reviews & strong potential for career growth within a mission-driven organization
- •Inclusive culture with active Employee Resource Groups & Community engagement and green initiatives
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
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