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Overview

Ford is transforming the future by bringing together vehicle, electric, digital, and design teams with a global manufacturing system. As a Senior Fabricator, you will play a key role in fabricating and assembling vehicle components, contributing to the development of high-quality vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Read, interpret, and build to blueprints, 3D CAD models, and engineering drawings.
  • Perform MIG welding on steel and TIG welding on aluminum, steel, and stainless steel to fabricate structural and cosmetic components.
  • Utilize handheld power and pneumatic tools for material prep, trimming, and finishing.
  • Operate shop equipment such as waterjet, CNC press brake, manual mill, lathe, bandsaw, and hydraulic shear.
  • Prep materials and fabricate simple to complex components and assemblies from various materials.
  • Execute assigned fabrication tasks independently, meeting quality standards and deadlines.
  • Maintain a clean and productive workplace, adhering to established safety processes.

Requirements

  • 5-7+ years of MIG welding experience on steel.
  • 5-7+ years of TIG welding experience on aluminum, steel, and stainless steel.
  • Experienced with 2D and 3D CAD software.
  • Experience operating fabrication-related CNC equipment.
  • Proficient layout and measurement skills utilizing calipers, tape measures, and fixturing tools.
  • Comfortable handling and working with materials such as steel, aluminum, and composites.
  • High attention to detail and organization.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment as well as individually.
  • Ability to lift 50-70+lbs and stand for long periods.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Long Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $61/hr, this posting sits about 39% above the $44/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA — toward the top of a $32–$63/hr middle band drawn from 51 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Long Beach, CA

We're tracking 62 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 24 different employers. 31 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 565 other active welding openings from 259 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Long Beach, or widen the search to California.

Ford Motor 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), 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $44/hr, and Los Angeles at $43/hr. Long Beach is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. 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. 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.

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