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Job Description

Overview

This position is for a Welder/Fabricator with entry-level experience, focusing on MIG welding. Candidates must demonstrate reliability, punctuality, and a serious work ethic, with an opportunity for long-term employment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding tasks.
  • Use a torch and measure accurately.
  • Follow directions and complete assigned tasks in a timely manner.
  • Maintain a clean and drug-free work environment.

Requirements

  • Entry-level experience in welding is acceptable.
  • Ability to use a torch.
  • Strong measuring skills.
  • Initiative and the ability to follow directions.
  • Dependability and punctuality.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Full-time position, 40 hours per week.
  • Work hours are from 6:00am to 3:00pm.
  • Candidates should bring a welding mask, work clothes, and work boots for a weld test during the interview.
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How this job compares in Sun Valley, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$40/hr across 338 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 Sun Valley, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Sun Valley, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 434 other active welding openings from 217 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA currently has 11 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 (26), 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $42/hr, and Los Angeles at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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