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Job Description

Overview

A small, high-quality contractor located in Scott's Valley, CA is looking for a well-rounded individual for welding and installation work, focusing on the fabrication of shade systems.

Responsibilities

  • Layout and fabrication of shade systems from shop drawings.
  • Conduct site surveys as needed.
  • Handle deliveries and installations.

Requirements

  • Experience with fabrication procedures and MIG welding.
  • Knowledge of most hand tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret working drawings for cut list generation and material calculations.
  • Good mechanical skills and metal fabrication experience.
  • Fluency in the English language (verbal and written).
  • Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
  • Availability to work overtime as requested.

Benefits

  • None mentioned.

Additional Information

  • None mentioned.
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How this job compares in Scotts Valley, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 356 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 23% 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 Scotts Valley, CA

Scotts Valley, CA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 459 other active welding openings from 225 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Scotts Valley, or widen the search to California.

Welding Shop in San Francisco Bay, CA currently has 7 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 (25), Aerotek (18), and Honeywell Aerospace (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 Long Beach at $43/hr, Torrance at $43/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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