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Overview

Berlin Food & Lab Equipment Co. (BerlinUSA) is seeking an experienced stainless steel TIG/MIG welder and fabricator for a full-time union position in South San Francisco, CA. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on precision TIG welding and take pride in their work.

Responsibilities

  • TIG and MIG weld stainless steel components for custom foodservice and laboratory equipment.
  • Read shop drawings, lay out parts, and cut, fit and assemble components to specification.
  • Grind, blend and polish stainless steel to achieve a consistent finish on exposed surfaces.
  • Check fit, dimensions, weld quality and finish before equipment leaves the shop.
  • Assist with field fabrication as needed.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience TIG welding stainless steel.
  • MIG experience and TIG/MIG welding certification are a plus.
  • Confidence working with thin-gauge stainless steel and controlling heat and distortion.
  • Experience cutting, fitting, grinding, polishing and assembling stainless equipment or custom sheet metal.
  • A positive, team-first attitude and the ability to communicate with coworkers.
  • Experience with foodservice equipment, laboratory casework or sanitary stainless fabrication is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full union benefits after 30 days, including pension benefits, vacation and holidays.
  • Typical days work includes assembling stainless steel cabinets, storage units, sinks, work-tables, range hoods, tanks, etc.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in South San Francisco, CA 94080, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $48/hr, this posting sits about 33% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $30–$48/hr middle band drawn from 373 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 South San Francisco, CA 94080, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in South San Francisco, CA 94080, 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 505 other active welding openings from 239 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

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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. WELDER TIG/MIG STAINLESS EQUIPMENT figures were last recalculated when this page was built.