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Overview

LISI AEROSPACE, a leader in the aerospace value chain, specializes in high-tech metal components for aircraft safety and performance. The Heat Treater I position involves performing heat treatment operations on metal parts to enhance their physical properties while adhering to strict safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform heat treatment operations such as hardening, stress relieving, and annealing based on blueprints and specifications.
  • Set and monitor furnace temperatures to ensure accuracy.
  • Conduct minor furnace repairs, including changing thermocouples and loading baskets or liners.
  • Weigh parts to confirm accurate counts.
  • Follow all company health, safety, and environmental procedures.
  • Report known or suspected nonconformances immediately.
  • Attend all required training and comply with HSE policies.
  • Suggest and implement waste reduction initiatives within the department.
  • Participate in continuous improvement activities.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • 0-3 years of experience in manufacturing or metal processing preferred.
  • Experience in aerospace plating or familiarity with NADCAP standards is a plus.
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and write simple correspondence.
  • Ability to perform basic shop math.
  • Basic knowledge of Word Processing and Spreadsheet software.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and interpret various instructions.
  • Evidence of 'US person' is required under ITAR.
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How this job compares in Torrance, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Torrance, CA currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$45/hr across 25 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 Torrance, CA

We're tracking 46 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 17 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 596 other active welding openings from 294 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Torrance, or widen the search to California.

LISI AEROSPACE NORTH AMERICA currently has 2 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), 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 Redondo Beach at $65/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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