Structural Steel Layout Fabricator (5+ Years Required) -- Lead Track

Job Description Job Description Job Title: Structural Steel Layout Fabricator (5+ Years Required) - Lead Track / Potential Shop Foreman
Company: Paradigm Ironworks (DBA Alderette Designs, Inc.)
Location: Riverside, CA
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Pay:$30-$40/hr DOE
Benefits: Medical + 401(k) match: 100% on first 2% + 50% up to 5% + PTO/sick time per policy

Role Summary

We are hiring a Structural Steel Layout Fabricator with the experience and leadership potential to grow into a Shop Foreman role. This is not an entry-level welding position. You must be able to independently lay out structural steel accurately from drawings, maintain quality standards, and support production priorities in a working steel shop.

Do not apply unless you have 5+ years of structural steel layout experience in a fabrication shop.

Must-Haves (Non-negotiable)

• 5+ years structural steel layout experience (fabrication shop environment)
• Reads and interprets structural/shop drawings confidently
• Can layout independently: centerlines, hole patterns, squareness/diagonals, handed parts
• Strong measuring/fit-up discipline (accuracy matters)
• Reliable attendance and professional attitude

Core Responsibilities

• Perform layout for structural steel assemblies: beams, columns, plates, embeds, base plates, misc steel as assigned
• Mark, measure, square, and verify parts before fit-up/welding
• Reduce rework through clean layout and strong checks
• Coordinate with shop leadership on priorities and deadlines
• Support training/leadership on the floor as needed (lead track)

Preferred (Big Plus)

• Lead fabricator experience or foreman potential
• Comfortable with common shop tools (mag drill, ironworker, saws, torch/grind)
• Can catch drawing conflicts early and communicate them clearly

What Success Looks Like

• Layouts are accurate and repeatable
• Parts fit correctly the first time
• Rework goes down; throughput goes up
• Issues are communicated early with solutions