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Overview

Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County. The RAIL BODY/PAINT REPAIRER position involves performing body and paint repairs on light rail vehicles under moderate supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Repairs body and paint damage to the interior and exterior of the light rail vehicles.
  • Removes vehicle parts such as headlights to perform repairs on the damaged areas.
  • Uses Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding equipment to repair damage.
  • Mixes paints, matches colors, and paints vehicle surfaces with high volume low pressure (HVLP) spray guns.
  • Responds to emergency body repair and maintenance requirements of rail vehicles.
  • Contributes to ensuring that the EEO policies and programs of Metro are carried out.

Requirements

  • 2 years experience in paint and body repair of cars, trucks, or rail vehicles and six months' welding experience.
  • Successful completion of a full-time training program from an accredited school in paint and body repair may be substituted for an equivalent amount of actual work experience.
  • Valid California Class C driver's license.

Additional Information

  • Must comply with all California Occupational Safety & Health Act (Cal/OSHA) regulations and utilize approved safety equipment and protective gear.
  • Must be able to work on any one of three shifts and weekends.
  • Positions in this classification are considered safety sensitive under Federal Transit Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol regulations.
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA currently run a median of $44/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $36–$67/hr across 52 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 Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 87 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 50 different employers. 18 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 486 other active welding openings from 234 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

Los Angeles Metro 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 (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. Los Angeles is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. RAIL BODY/PAINT REPAIRER figures were last recalculated when this page was built.