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Overview

Robinson Helicopter Company is a leading manufacturer of civil rotorcraft with a 50-year history of providing affordable helicopters for a wide range of applications. They are seeking a Sheet Metal Mechanic in their Assembly Department to contribute to the future of vertical flight.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble helicopters and sub-assemblies using various tools according to manufacturing procedures approved by the FAA.
  • Use pneumatic tools, hand tools, drill presses, sheet metal rollers, stationary foot shears, and band saws.
  • Perform trimming, forming, aligning, mating, fitting, and straightening on sheet metal and fiberglass.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and geometric tolerances.
  • Utilize measuring tools such as torque wrenches, scales, and calipers.
  • Ensure full compliance with the Company’s DOT Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Requirements

  • Ability to assemble helicopters and sub-assemblies.
  • Familiarity with measuring tools used in manufacturing.
  • Basic knowledge of precision drilling, and installation of rivets and fasteners.
  • Basic mathematic skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, geometry, and algebra.
  • Capability of using calipers and basic measuring tools.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Full-time, non-exempt position.
  • Eligible for overtime.
  • Location: Torrance, CA.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Torrance, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 39% below the $47/hr median for welding jobs in Torrance, CA, where the middle half runs $42–$60/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% 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 Torrance, CA

We're tracking 52 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 17 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 594 other active welding openings from 272 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Torrance, or widen the search to California.

Robinson Helicopter Company 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 (37), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Honeywell Aerospace (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 Pasadena at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and El Segundo at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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