Van Conversion Welder
Location
Vernon, CA
Wage
$32 – $37/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
TIG WeldingSteelStainless SteelAluminum
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Posted on September 23, 2026
Job Description
Overview
The Van Conversion Welder is responsible for fabricating, assembling, and welding aluminum and stainless-steel components used in commercial van conversions and refrigeration system installations. Sonsray is the West Coast's largest Thermo King dealership, committed to fostering a supportive and dynamic work environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform TIG welding and fabrication of aluminum and stainless-steel components for commercial van conversions.
- Assemble and install components required for Thermo King refrigeration systems on vans, trucks, and trailers.
- Measure, cut, grind, fit, and weld materials to company specifications.
- Fabricate parts using fixtures, templates, and blueprints.
- Prepare materials for insulation and refrigeration system installation.
- Inspect completed welds to ensure quality, strength, and accuracy.
- Safely operate welding and fabrication equipment while following all company safety procedures and wearing required PPE.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of Aluminum TIG welding experience required.
- Welding certification required.
- Experience welding aluminum, stainless steel, and thin-wall sheet metal and tubing.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, welding drawings, and fabrication specifications.
- Strong fabrication, fitting, layout, cutting, and grinding skills.
- Good mechanical aptitude and experience using welding and fabrication equipment.
- Must provide basic welding tools.
- Ability to stand, bend, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs., and work safely in both indoor and outdoor environments while wearing required PPE.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- 401k
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
How this job compares in Vernon, CA
Pay in context
At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $28–$48/hr across 437 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 47% 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 Vernon, CA
Vernon, CA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 559 other active welding openings from 266 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Vernon, or widen the search to California.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (36), Relativity Space (21), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (16). 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 $65/hr, Pasadena at $61/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/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.
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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. Van Conversion Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.