Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

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