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Harcon

WELDER/FABRICATOR WITH TIG EXPERIENCE...!!!

Location

SAN DIEGO, CA

Wage

$18 – $24/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG Welding
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Posted on October 30, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Harcon is a professional and agile metal fabrication plant established in 1969, specializing in high-quality sheet metal fabrication for various technological fields including computers, electronics, and medical products. The company utilizes state-of-the-art technology and a CAD/CAM system linked to manufacturing machinery to meet customer specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Plans details of work order procedures and gathers required tools and materials.
  • Repairs and fabricates various items and equipment using cutting, burning, and welding techniques.
  • Monitors the welding, burning, and fitting process to prevent overheating or damage.
  • Prepares, assembles, and tacks weld parts and surfaces.
  • Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.
  • Notifies supervisor of faulty equipment or defective materials.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Completion of a formal apprenticeship or a three-year in-company training program required.
  • Thorough understanding of machines and tools used in welding.
  • Basic understanding of design techniques and tools for producing technical plans.
  • Excellent ability to read and listen to assignments.
  • Basic understanding of mathematics as related to welding assignments.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Full-time position with expected hours of 40 per week.
  • Work location is in person in San Diego, CA 92154.
  • Relocation is required before starting work.

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in SAN DIEGO, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 43% below the $37/hr median for welding jobs in SAN DIEGO, CA, where the middle half runs $30–$41/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 SAN DIEGO, CA

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in SAN DIEGO, CA right now, from 10 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. 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 DIEGO, 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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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