Custom Fabricator/Installer for Activations/Sets/Retail Build-Outs

Location

Vallejo, CA

Wage

$40 – $48/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on November 4, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Drop Works is an established custom fabrication and scenic building company in the Bay Area, seeking full-time fabricator/installers with experience in custom fabrication and onsite installation for activations, retail build-outs, and events. The role requires advanced carpentry and fabrication skills in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform carpentry-based custom fabrication for activations and scenic architecture.
  • Logistics, transport, and installation of custom fabricated elements and sets.
  • Complete various fabrication projects for commercial customers and private events.
  • Work collaboratively in small teams under tight deadlines.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of finish carpentry/custom fabrication experience.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical tasks like crouching, bending, and climbing.
  • Significant knowledge in the safe and effective use of professional power tools.
  • Ability to read and accurately fabricate and install builds from drawings and plans.
  • Strong mathematical ability for measuring, fabricating, and installing.
  • Consistent attendance and punctuality at assigned locations.
  • Professional communication and demeanor with clients and colleagues.
  • Strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
  • Team-oriented, curious, and self-starting approach.
  • Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
  • Reliable transportation for offsite work.
  • Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
  • Ability to build and maintain good working relationships.
  • Willingness to expand and improve skills.
  • Detail-oriented.
  • Ability to drive a 24’ box truck is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Self-transport is required for offsite locations around the Bay Area.
  • Early mornings, possible travel, evenings, weekends, and overtime are required.
  • Immediate full-time employment with overtime and longer days as needed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Vallejo, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 47% above the $30/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across California — toward the top of a $24–$40/hr middle band drawn from 50 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% 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 Vallejo, CA

Vallejo, CA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 486 other active welding openings from 234 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Vallejo, or widen the search to California.

Drop Works currently has 3 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 (35), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Relativity Space (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 $49/hr, El Segundo at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $44/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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