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Overview

Join LB Construction where you’re an Owner, Not Just an Employee. Lancaster Burns Construction, Inc. is a multi-trade subcontractor specializing in commercial and industrial construction which performs Rough Carpentry, Steel, Metal Stud/Drywall, and Concrete. LB Construction was founded in 1992 and is 100% Employee Owned.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Assembly Inventory.
  • Ability to identify/perform steel members Center marks.
  • Moderate decking material handling.
  • Decking inventory and unloading of trucks.
  • Setup of wire welder to correct parameters.
  • Certified rigging.
  • Deck installation.
  • Bolt up with complicated connections.
  • Read and understand erection/shop drawings.
  • Moderate plumbing, aligning, and racking.
  • Intermediate level field fabrication/layout for rail connections, base plate fixes, and gate hinge fixes.

Requirements

  • Ability to work independently and be detail oriented, and have problem solving capabilities.
  • Must be able to follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
  • Ability to be flexible and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Report to work daily and on time prepared with tools and PPE.
  • Ability to identify steel members and material.
  • Grinding/Cut Wheel operation.
  • Bolt up with Basic/Simple connections.
  • Ability to identify basic rigging equipment.
  • Forklift certification.
  • Ability to operate a cutting torch.
  • Ability to ‘walk’ 1st floor up to 15’ harnessed.
  • Ability to pass AWS D1.1 Spot Welding Test, deck single and double layer E6022 and E7018.
  • Ability to setup stick welder to correct parameters. Refer to LB-WPS.
  • Ability to Pass AWS D1.1, D1.3, 3G, and 4G certification E71T-11 (Lincoln Nr211) Non-Structural.
  • Ability to read and understand weld symbols per the LB Weld WPS sheet.
  • Ability to reach and understand erection/shop drawings at a beginner level.
  • Ability to shoot studs for metal decking.
  • Ability to obtain Aerial Lift Certification.
  • Ability to install bar joists/girders/steel members.
  • Ability to Pass AWS D1.1 3G & 4G certification E71T-T8 (Lincoln Nr232).
  • Minimum of 5 years of field welding experience.
  • Minimum of 4 years experience is required in a labor or construction industry.
  • Willingness to travel as necessary to other job locations and out of town.
  • Availability to report to different shift schedules as needed.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to navigate active jobsites.

Benefits

  • Stock Ownership at No Cost to You
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • 401k
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program

Additional Information

  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Pay: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

Stock Ownership at No Cost to You
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Health Savings Account
401k
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
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How this job compares in San Jose, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$48/hr across 437 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 40% 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 San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 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 San Jose, 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 Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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.

Similar openings near San Jose, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Steel Field Welder / Ironworker - $28-35/hour + Benefits figures were last recalculated when this page was built.