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Overview

At Singer Vehicle Design, we are committed to restoring and reimagining Porsche 911s with meticulous attention to detail. We are seeking a Bodying Technician in Torrance, CA, who shares our passion for beautiful cars and excellence in craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Work with a team to trim, assemble, fixture, and bond composite body panels to automotive chassis.
  • Assist in special projects and set up fixtures as required.
  • Prepare and stage upcoming production builds.
  • Adjust and repair steel chassis for panel fitment.
  • Prep, fixture, and bond composite panels to achieve specifications.
  • Report production line issues to lead for timely correction.

Requirements

  • Effective communicator who works well in a team.
  • Meticulous in work and striving for improvement.
  • Ability to follow precise work instructions and maintain documentation.
  • Basic competency in GMAW (MIG) welding process.
  • Basic competency with manual and pneumatic hand tools.
  • Basic competency with panel trimming and body panel alignment.
  • General knowledge of composite fabrication methods.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Monday – Friday 5:00 AM-1:30 PM in Torrance, CA

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Torrance, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 24% below the $42/hr median for welding jobs in Torrance, CA, where the middle half runs $35–$78/hr across 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 14% 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 Torrance, CA

We're tracking 33 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 14 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 240 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Torrance, or widen the search to California.

Singer Vehicle Design 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 (37), Relativity Space (18), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (13). 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 El Segundo at $53/hr, Los Angeles at $51/hr, and Pasadena at $50/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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