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Overview

Acuity Inc. is a market-leading industrial technology company focused on innovative products and services in lighting and building management solutions. The Welder B position involves welding, fabricating, and assembling aluminum products using handheld welding equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Follows all Acuity/Alight safety programs and requirements.
  • Adheres to production schedule.
  • Reads, assembles, and welds from blueprints.
  • Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces to be welded.
  • Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to ensure parts are not overheated or damaged.
  • Performs GMAW/MIG Spray Transfer welding with specific settings.
  • Conducts 1G, 2G and 3G welding daily.
  • Uses .045 - .052 metal core wire with 90/10 gas.
  • Grinds and wire wheels product to clean smooth surfaces for painting.
  • Inspects final products to print for quality assurance.
  • Tags all final products for identification.
  • Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
  • Notifies supervisor when faulty equipment or defective materials are discovered.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate.
  • Training and experience in GMAW/MIG and FCAW welding is required.
  • Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding.
  • Ability to read weld symbols and follow blueprints.
  • Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments given in a variety of forms.
  • Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.
  • Must be able to weld components that are vertical, flat, and angled.
  • Must have enough manual dexterity and stability for precision work.

Additional Information

  • This position is hourly, non-exempt.
  • This is a FULL-TIME, first shift position with hours from 6:00a - 2:30p, Monday - Friday.
  • Some overtime is required.
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How this job compares in Oceanside, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$43/hr across 499 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 Oceanside, CA

Oceanside, CA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 650 other active welding openings from 314 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Oceanside, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (16), and Aerotek (13). 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, Redondo Beach at $51/hr, and Long Beach at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Flux-Core work. 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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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