Welder

Social Change Institute; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Tuesday

Job summary

Social Change Institute in Fullerton, CA is seeking a mid-level Welder to join our team. The role emphasizes hands-on work with rigging and concrete finishing, and requires clear thinking under pressure, strong communication, and the ability to reprioritize when deadlines tighten.

You will operate with a mentor, track key metrics, and help keep commitments visible while maintaining a supportive, apprenticeship-style environment.

Qualifications

• Clear thinking under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong communication that translates jargon into plain English.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities without sacrificing quality.
• Team-oriented mindset to unblock others.
• Hands-on familiarity with Rigging and Concrete Finishing.
• 4+ years putting Soil Compaction to work in general settings.
• Ability to draft clear meeting recaps read by stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Read signals and reprioritize without being asked.
• Hold Fullerton vendors to the promised standard.
• Maintain mid-level expectations for internship-like roles.
• Respond to internal and external requests promptly.
• Track key metrics and report findings weekly.
• Push back when shortcuts cost future work.
• Keep internship commitments visible and on track.

Skills

Clear thinking under pressure

Effective communicator

Prioritization under multiple demands

Team player

Rigging experience

Concrete finishing

Soil compaction experience

Meeting recap writing

Tools

Rigging

Job description

Social Change Institute is a growing organization looking for a mid-level Welder to add to our Fullerton, CA team. Think of it less as a job and more as a $96,000 - $134,000 bet Social Change Institute is placing on your 3 years and your judgment.

Key Responsibilities

• Read Social Change Institute's general signals and reprioritize without being asked
• Hold Fullerton vendors to the standard we promised our users
• Keep mid-level expectations grounded in what the internship role can deliver
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week
• Push back, respectfully, when a Concrete Finishing shortcut will cost us later
• Keep Social Change Institute's internship commitments visible and on track

What You'll Bring

• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Fullerton, CA deadlines bring
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• Hands-on familiarity with Rigging, sharpened by Concrete Finishing side projects
• 4+ years putting Soil Compaction to work in a general setting
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads

Social Change Institute blends Negotiation and Power Tools into general products that feel, in the employee-centric words of its Fullerton, CA founders, inevitable. Our Fullerton, CA culture runs on written context, generous handoffs, and very few status meetings.

Earn $96,000 - $134,000, sharpen your Punch List beside a mentor, enjoy the benefits, and never apologize for needing a flexible Tuesday.

As of right now, Social Change Institute is still reading every resume that lands here.