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Overview

ReIGNITE Hope is a faith-based non-profit vocational training school established in 2011, dedicated to transforming lives by equipping individuals with valuable skills, particularly in welding. The Class A Commercial Truck Driver/Welding Coach role involves safely transporting mobile training centers and mentoring students in welding, contributing to a meaningful mission.

Responsibilities

  • Driving and equipment care.
  • Maintain the trailer classrooms, ensuring they are supplied.
  • Safely transport mobile training centers to and from class locations.
  • Perform required pre-trip inspections, follow all traffic laws, and secure cargo.
  • Keep trucks and trailers clean and presentable inside and out.
  • Schedule and perform routine maintenance; communicate equipment needs to supervisor.
  • Maintain a clean driving record.
  • Assist with classroom and trailer welding coaching when not driving.
  • Mentor and encourage students, celebrating their progress to help build confidence and hope.

Requirements

  • Valid California Class A CDL with a clean driving record.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience driving semi-tractor trailers.
  • No DUI/DWI convictions in the last 7 years.
  • Certificate from an accredited CDL school.
  • Commitment to maintaining safety and professionalism at all times.
  • Commitment to upholding the Christian ethics of the ReIGNITE Hope mission.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and benefits.

Additional Information

  • Classes are primarily in Los Angeles County, with occasional sessions in Orange County and Sacramento.

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits.
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How this job compares in Gardena, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $76/hr, this posting sits about 136% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $27–$43/hr middle band drawn from 329 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 95% 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 Gardena, CA

Gardena, CA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 433 other active welding openings from 200 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gardena, or widen the search to California.

ReIGNITE Hope 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 (28), Honeywell Aerospace (17), 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 Long Beach at $43/hr, El Segundo at $43/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Class A Commercial Truck Driver/Welding Coach figures were last recalculated when this page was built.