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Job Description

Overview

Nucor Warehouse Systems is seeking a Sandblaster/Painter in Los Angeles, CA. The role involves operating a powder coating spray booth and ensuring safety and quality in the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities

  • Operate magnetized powder coating spray booth.
  • Identify, pick, and return powder boxes according to work schedule.
  • Demonstrate ability to spray powder to correct thickness range.
  • Spray a standard range of surfaces and overcoat rejected parts.
  • Clean spray guns and booths correctly.
  • Provide maintenance of spray gun parts and booths.
  • Prepare powder coating line before starting the process.
  • Maintain a clean and safe workstation adhering to safety policies.
  • Report any unsafe areas or acts in the workplace.
  • Perform other duties as requested.

Requirements

  • Experience in sandblasting or powder coating in a manufacturing company.
  • Physically capable of working in a hot industrial environment.
  • Knowledge of basic safety, power tools, and productivity.
  • Ability to work any shift, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k
  • Profit Sharing
  • Pay-for-performance bonuses
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Stock Program
  • Scholarships

Additional Information

  • Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • Pay Rate: $19.27 per hour, plus weekly production bonus.
  • Production Bonus: 0-70% potential bonus.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability Insurance
401k
Profit Sharing
Pay-for-performance bonuses
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Stock Program
Scholarships
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 55% below the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $35–$63/hr across 60 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 82 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 55 different employers. 43 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 Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

Nucor Corporation currently has 4 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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