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Overview

We are currently recruiting a Solar Field Welder to join our team and contribute to key projects in a dynamic and collaborative environment. This role involves performing welding repairs and installations on solar field equipment and systems while adhering to safety procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Performs GTAW, SMAW, and GMAW welding repair and fabrication work as directed.
  • Passes API / ASME / AWS Welder Certifications.
  • Performs cutting, welding, or heating procedures as required.
  • Maintains a clean work area and vehicle.
  • Completes material requisitions accurately.
  • Writes complete accounts of work performed onto work orders.
  • Operates heavy equipment as required.
  • Functions as mechanic when required.
  • Advises Maintenance Supervisor of any abnormal equipment conditions.
  • Performs rigging tasks for crane and hand winch lifting.
  • Erects and disassembles scaffolding as required.
  • Installs insulation on piping and equipment as required.
  • Supports Emergency Response Team activities as required.
  • Completes assigned training requirements.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

  • High school education or equivalent.
  • 5 years' work experience as a welder in an industrial environment, including 2 years of fabrication experience.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must pass practical welding test in the 6G position using pipe coupons.
  • Capable of performing SMAW and GTAW welding processes on various steel types.

Additional Information

  • Works night shifts, Monday through Thursday, consisting of four 10-hour shifts per week.
  • Works in a remote solar power plant environment.
  • Potential exposure to various environmental conditions and hazards.

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How this job compares in Solana Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $26–$41/hr across 359 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Solana Beach, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Solana Beach, 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 457 other active welding openings from 227 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (25), Volt (15), and Aerotek (14). 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 $53/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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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