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Job Description

Overview

The Installer / Welding position requires experience in welding and the use of hand tools, with a preference for candidates who have experience in mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems. The role involves working independently in a field environment and requires good customer service skills.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and schematics
  • Plan layout and measurements of structural components
  • Interpret requirements to select the most appropriate welding equipment for the job
  • Operate angle grinders, calipers, rulers, and other hand and power tools
  • Use manual and semi-automatic welding equipment

Requirements

  • Previous experience as a Welder
  • Professional Certification (AWS welding certificate) is preferred
  • Experience with a variety of welding equipment and tools
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and other technical documents and drawings
  • Understanding of all health and safety guidelines
  • Attention to detail

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Career Advancement

Additional Information

  • Monday - Friday some Saturdays
  • Ability to work outdoors, at heights, and lift up to 100 pounds

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Career Advancement
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How this job compares in Spring Valley, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 35% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$42/hr across 298 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% 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 Spring Valley, CA

Spring Valley, 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 390 other active welding openings from 191 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

PCIW STEEL CORP 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 (28), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18), and Honeywell Aerospace (14). 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 $43/hr, Los Angeles at $43/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Installer / Welding figures were last recalculated when this page was built.