Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

ITT Inc. is a diversified global manufacturer of critical components and technology solutions serving various markets. The Welder position involves performing Class A TIG welding with stainless steel and aluminum in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Tack weld parts in preparation for final welding.
  • Interpret assembly blueprints, drawings, schematics, and engineering specifications to weld, assemble, test, and check quality parts under supervision.
  • Check and test products using hand tools and precision measuring instruments to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Safety wire parts as necessary according to MS instructions and attach stainless steel tags per drawing specifications.
  • Assemble 'specials' and small quantity orders when necessary.
  • Perform analysis and repairs on units needing rework.
  • Drill and pin per assembly routers as required.
  • Meet daily production standards.
  • Bevel edges, finish grinding, and smooth out imperfections as needed.
  • Inspect parts per drawing requirements and log data as required.
  • Participate in safety and continuous improvement processes to ensure production is maintained.
  • Contribute daily ideas for continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 6 months experience in TIG welding, stainless steel, and aluminum.
  • Ability to read, speak, and write in English, follow verbal and written instructions, and interpret blueprints.
  • Knowledge of basic shop math is helpful.
  • Moderate concentration required involving coordination of mental processes and physical responses.
  • Must be able to work overtime during the week and weekends.
  • Ability to perform standard shop computations relating to angular and linear dimensions.
  • Critical thinking skills to identify strengths and weaknesses of solutions.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of technical plans.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Santa Clarita, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 321 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 55% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Santa Clarita, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Santa Clarita, 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 418 other active welding openings from 205 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (27), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (16), and Honeywell Aerospace (15). 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 $43/hr, and Los Angeles at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Similar openings near Santa Clarita, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.