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Job Description

Overview

Marathon Industries is a medium/large sized manufacturing company located in the San Fernando/Santa Clarita/Antelope valley, employing hundreds in the production and distribution of truck bodies and transportation equipment. They are currently seeking a Basic MIG Welder for their truck body production team in Santa Clarita.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble truck bodies in a team environment.
  • Adhere to vigorous safety procedures.
  • Perform activities per standard operating procedures and supervisor’s directions.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Bilingual preferred.
  • Good hand-eye coordination and the ability to discern colors.
  • Ability to repetitively lift as much as 80 lbs.
  • Hand dexterity and strength required.

Additional Information

  • Full-time employment with significant overtime sometimes required.
  • Work performed inside and outside a warehouse type facility.
  • Hearing protection and safety glasses are required at all times and are provided.
  • Use of ladders and scaffolding may be required.
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How this job compares in Palmdale, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 37% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 321 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% 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 Palmdale, CA

Palmdale, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 418 other active welding openings from 205 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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 $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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

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