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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a Fabrication/Welding Lead to run day-to-day operations on our weld shop floor and lead a growing team of welders and fabricators. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for building both the team and the process from the ground up.

Responsibilities

  • Run day-to-day operations on the weld shop floor.
  • Lead a growing team of welders and fabricators.
  • Own production scheduling.
  • Ensure weld quality and safety standards.
  • Mentor the team.
  • Partner closely with engineering and quality.

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Benefits

Additional Information

  • Location: Torrance, CA
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How this job compares in Torrance, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $47/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Torrance, CA — toward the top of a $33–$60/hr middle band drawn from 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 57% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Torrance, CA

We're tracking 29 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 10 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 457 other active welding openings from 228 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.

SST Direct currently has 1 other opening 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 (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. Torrance is among them.

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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. Lead Fabricator/Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.