Job Description

Overview

We are a small fabrication shop located in Vacaville, CA, looking for applicants to assist with the fabrication and installation of various steel items, including structural steel components and miscellaneous steel items.

Responsibilities

  • Fabrication and installation of concrete stair handrails and guardrails.
  • Fabrication and installation of steel stair assemblies.
  • Fabrication and installation of balcony guardrails.
  • Fabrication and installation of stair handrails.
  • Fabrication and installation of structural steel framing for steel stairs.
  • Fabrication and installation of window guardrails.
  • Fabrication and installation of window awnings.
  • Fabrication and installation of window sunshades.
  • Fabrication and installation of steel trellises.
  • Fabrication and installation of steel canopies.
  • Fabrication and installation of trash enclosure gates.
  • Fabrication and installation of trash enclosure rooftops.
  • Providing complete structures such as structural steel columns and I-beams.
  • Providing complete staircases and structural store fronts.
  • Providing structural steel bracing.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in fabrication and installation of steel items.
  • Ability to work efficiently with little to no supervision.
  • Ability to read and understand fabrication and erection drawings.
  • Experience with all position NR232 welding process.
  • Experience with all position dual shield wire welding process.

Additional Information

  • In-person interview required at our office in Vacaville.
  • Rates will be determined during the in-person interview.

How this job compares in Vacaville, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across California currently run a median of $41/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $35–$55/hr across 8 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Vacaville, CA

Vacaville, CA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 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 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 Vacaville, or widen the search to California.

Welding Shop in Sacramento, CA currently has 8 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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