Back to Jobs

Job Description

Overview

The Fabricator position requires two to three years of experience in assembly, brazing, soldering, and tig welding within a manufacturing environment. Candidates must be able to read blueprints, use hand tools, and demonstrate strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble products using various techniques including brazing, soldering, and tig welding.
  • Read blueprints and follow written documentation to build products.
  • Participate in audits on 5S and kanban.
  • Engage in continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or GED required.
  • Two to three years of recent experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to read and write in English.
  • Versatile and able to work well in a team environment.
  • Must pass a basic Math and English test with 75% accuracy.
  • Must be a quick learner and able to follow procedures.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to sit or stand for long periods and perform repetitive motions.
  • Must have good manual dexterity and vision.
  • Must be able to lift 35-50 lbs.
  • Job requirements are subject to change based on company’s requirements.
Apply for This Position

How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 47% below the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $32–$63/hr across 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% 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 Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 51 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 36 different 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 418 other active welding openings from 205 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (27), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (16), and Honeywell Aerospace (15). 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $43/hr, and Los Angeles at $43/hr. Los Angeles is among them.

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.

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

Similar openings near Los Angeles, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.