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Overview

The Fabrication Production Associate position involves performing routine tasks related to pipe fabrication, including cutting, threading, and fitting pipes, while adhering to industry standards and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Operate rotary chop saw and band saw to cut pipe to length.
  • Handle movement of pipe along the length of the table and offload to a cart or crate for staging in the loading area.
  • Operate Victaulic or Pace Grooving machine for a grooved pipe end process.
  • Operate threader to apply thread to desired pipe.
  • Operate Mercury or Pace Make on machine to apply fitting to desired pipe.
  • Operate band saw to cut threaded rod to specified lengths.
  • Install hanger devices to specified lengths of threaded rod.
  • Operate bench grinder to apply required end to threaded rod for application of hanger devices.
  • Push pipe carts of pipe to load area for loading purposes.
  • Operate pneumatic staple gun to staple cardboard box to pallet.
  • Use forklift when necessary to retrieve materials and move pipe.
  • Operate pneumatic bander to ready pipe bundles for shipment when required.
  • Complete training curriculum including safety requirements while demonstrating an acceptable level of competence as defined by management.
  • Use all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as mandated for the job function.
  • Follow all company policies and procedures within the guideline of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Handle additional tasks necessary to fulfill the needs of the company and the customer as deemed by the fabrication lead, fabrication manager, or branch operations manager.
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How this job compares in Santa Fe Springs, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, manufacturing welder jobs across California currently run a median of $66/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $39–$76/hr across 19 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 Santa Fe Springs, CA

Santa Fe Springs, CA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 553 other active welding openings from 252 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Santa Fe Springs, or widen the search to California.

Viking Group, Inc. currently has 2 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 (34), Honeywell Aerospace (21), and Aerotek (17). 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 Redondo Beach at $72/hr, El Segundo at $58/hr, and Torrance at $47/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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