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Overview

Sunstate Equipment Co. is hiring a Welder for trench fabrication, emphasizing safety and a supportive work environment. The company values its employees and offers competitive pay and unique benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding using manual and semi-automatic processes.
  • Assist branch members in building trench and MAP shoring.
  • Conduct spot welding and large repairs on mild and carbon steel.
  • Use mathematics for measuring and confirming sizes.
  • Engage in physical tasks including lifting, bending, and standing.

Requirements

  • Previous welding experience with manual and semi-automatic processing.
  • Minimum AWS D1.1 certification for unlimited thickness in a 3G or 4G position using FCAW process.
  • Preferred certification in structural steel welding.
  • Experience with tack welding and converting measurements to decimals.
  • Competency with welding tools and reverse engineering for major repairs.

Benefits

  • Uniforms provided and cleaned for free.
  • Work boot allowance.
  • Free rental of any equipment.
  • Free prescription safety glasses.
  • Unique vacation overtime averaging benefit.

Additional Information

  • Hiring immediately.
  • Pay starting at $25.75 to $35.00 dependent on experience, paid weekly.
  • Typical schedule is Monday to Friday, 7AM to 4PM, overtime eligible.
  • Outdoor work environment.

Benefits

Uniforms provided and cleaned for free
Work boot allowance
Free rental of any equipment
Free prescription safety glasses
Unique vacation overtime averaging benefit
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How this job compares in El Cajon, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs in El Cajon, CA, whose middle half runs $26–$30/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in El Cajon, CA

El Cajon, CA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 399 other active welding openings from 207 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in El Cajon, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (20), Aerotek (17), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $48/hr, Los Angeles at $38/hr, and Hawthorne at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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