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H&S

Shop foreman & Journeyman metal Fabricator welder

Location

San Jose, CA

Wage

$35 – $55/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on November 3, 2026

Job Description

Overview

H&S is seeking a Shop Foreman and a Journeyman Metal Fabricator Welder. The ideal candidate will help organize the shop, streamline workflow, and manage production while ensuring high standards among welders.

Responsibilities

  • Help organize the shop and streamline workflow.
  • Develop processes and elevate the standards of welders.
  • Organize job flow and timelines.
  • Manage and prepare installations.
  • Oversee production.
  • Collaborate with the office on scheduling.

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in miscellaneous metals for the Fabricator/Welder position.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Experience with layout.
  • Understanding of welding specifications.
  • Skill in forming metal parts.
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How this job compares in San Jose, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 36% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs in San Jose, CA — toward the top of a $30–$34/hr middle band drawn from 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% 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 San Jose, CA

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in San Jose, CA right now, from 9 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 390 other active welding openings from 190 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Jose, or widen the search to California.

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.

Similar openings near San Jose, CA

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