Job Description

Overview

RMS is seeking a Field Service Welder to perform various welding and fabrication operations on rotating equipment components, ensuring compliance with specifications and quality standards. This role involves supporting production activities through various welding techniques and promoting safe work practices.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and fabrication operations on rotating equipment components.
  • Support production activities through MIG, TIG, and stick welding.
  • Fabricate centrifugal compressor impellers using slot and traditional fillet welding.
  • Conduct visual inspections of welds and utilize grinding techniques.
  • Set up positioners, thermal blankets, and induction heaters for pre-work.
  • Track usage of consumables like burrs and torch tips.
  • Conduct repairs on stationary and rotating components in turbomachinery.
  • Inspect and record measurements of component parts to specifications.
  • Notify Quality and Production Leadership of non-conformities.
  • Maintain a safe working environment and adhere to safety policies.
  • Keep the work area clean and organized.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma / GED required; post high school degree in welding is a plus.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience related to compressor or turbine components.
  • Proficiency in TIG welding and familiarity with ARC welding preferred.
  • Ability to perform PWHT setup preferred.
  • Expertise in manual GTAW welding; familiarity with automatic welding is a plus.
  • Ability to SAW using in-house automatic machine.
  • Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as required.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Basic computer and math skills.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Position may be based in RMS’s Perris, CA facility.
  • Requires up to 50% travel, including domestic and international.
  • Full-time position with a minimum expectation of 40 hours per week.
  • Participation in random or customer-specific drug and alcohol screening may be required.
  • Must have a valid driver's license.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Perris, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$38/hr across 314 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 Perris, CA

Perris, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 399 other active welding openings from 207 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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 MIG, TIG, and Stick work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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