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Overview

Bragg Companies, founded in 1946, is one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry, specializing in crane service, rigging, and heavy haul. They are currently seeking a QC Specialist I for their Long Beach, CA branch.

Responsibilities

  • Perform inspections and quality testing on materials, equipment, and systems during construction and maintenance.
  • Review welding procedures and welder qualifications for project compliance.
  • Accurately document inspection results and maintain job package records.
  • Provide timely reports to customers and management.
  • Foster positive relationships with customers and regulatory representatives.
  • Travel to local and remote job sites as required.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of industry experience in power generation, boilers, construction, and piping, and/or refineries.
  • Must have and maintain a CAWI or CWI.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and internet functions.
  • Ability to work flexible hours.
  • Excellent customer relationship skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Primarily office-based (25%), with frequent work in outdoor and industrial settings, including refineries and construction sites.
  • Exposure to varying weather conditions, high noise levels, vibrations, and potentially hazardous chemicals, fumes, and vapors.
  • Requires regular climbing, standing, stooping, bending, crouching, and sitting for extended periods.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Long Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $48/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $54/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA, where the middle half runs $35–$75/hr across 51 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% 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 Long Beach, CA

We're tracking 58 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 17 different employers. 15 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 600 other active welding openings from 270 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Long Beach, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Vast (18), and Relativity Space (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 Gardena at $73/hr, Redondo Beach at $72/hr, and Pasadena at $61/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

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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