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Overview

The IPTW Structural Welder (SHOP) position involves performing welding functions according to job specifications while ensuring productivity and safety standards are met. The role requires proficiency in various welding processes and the ability to work with technical drawings and measurements.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding functions per job specifications.
  • Select equipment and plan layout and assembly of welding.
  • Interact closely with supervision and QA/QC.
  • Support the Company’s commitment to safety and its Core Values.
  • Represent the Company with high moral standards and adhere to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
  • Be proficient at arc gouging.
  • Weld qualified processes without supervision.
  • Utilize and interpret various measuring devices and weld symbols.
  • Read, analyze, and interpret technical information, such as codes (ASME, API-650-620).
  • Assist in departmental fit-up activities as directed by Leadman or Shop Foreman.
  • Perform all other job-related duties as requested by supervision.

Requirements

  • Prior related experience and/or training in a fabrication environment.
  • Must be certified in 3 of the following processes: GMAW/FCAW 6G, GTAW Position 2G & 5G or 6G, SMAW Position 2G 3G or 6G, SAW Position 1G - Flat.
  • Must have mathematical skills.
  • Must be knowledgeable in understanding and utilizing various blueprint drawings.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Disability Benefits
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401k
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Wellness Program
  • Adoption Assistance

Additional Information

  • Must be willing to work frequent overtime.
  • Must be able and willing to work at elevated heights.
  • Work may include pushing, pulling, lifting or carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Must be able to perform tasks in hot and cold temperatures.
  • Work may include frequent bending, kneeling, crouching and stooping.
  • Work involves standing and/or walking for extended periods of time, up to a minimum of 8 hours per day.
  • The essential job functions and duties are considered safety sensitive.
  • Must obtain and maintain active status within the DISA drug testing program.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability Benefits
Life and AD&D Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401k
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Wellness Program
Adoption Assistance
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How this job compares in Bakersfield, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $29–$45/hr across 365 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 16% 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 Bakersfield, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Bakersfield, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 486 other active welding openings from 233 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. IPTW Structural Welder (SHOP) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.