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Overview

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is a leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions in North America. The Welder position involves manual welding in an industrial plant environment, focusing on the fabrication of steel molds for concrete.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate steel molds for concrete using hand and power tools, welding operations, and lifting equipment.
  • Fabricate steel form parts using various cutting equipment and weld parts together per specifications.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • At least 1 year of experience in steel fabrication is preferred.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to perform basic math.
  • Ability to read fractions and a tape measure.
  • Ability to read shop prints.
  • Understanding of basic hand and power tools and their use.
  • Capable of Arc & MIG welding both horizontally and vertically, with ability to pass certification.
  • Capable of using oxy/fuel torch to cut steel.
  • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
  • Experience using industrial steel tooling such as vertical band saw, drill press, plasma cutter, grinders, etc.
  • Prior use of fork trucks, rolling equipment, and overhead bridge cranes.
  • Basic maintenance experience.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 32% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$44/hr across 428 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% 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 Azusa, CA

Azusa, CA currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 565 other active welding openings from 259 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Azusa, or widen the search to California.

Oldcastle Infrastructure currently has 5 other openings 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), Relativity Space (21), and Honeywell Aerospace (17). 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 Long Beach at $49/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $43/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.

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