Job Description

Overview

JE Dunn Construction is seeking a Structural Welder to join their team, emphasizing the importance of inspired people and a strong culture for success. The role involves performing complex structural steel tasks on various construction projects while adhering to safety standards and quality practices.

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes knowledge of ironworking practices and tools.
  • Handles structural components of buildings including beams, columns and other related items.
  • Assists in repairing or modifying structural and miscellaneous steel as needed under direction from foremen or project leadership.
  • Places structural members under supervision ensuring safe and consistent practices are followed.
  • Installs and fastens metal decking for floors and roofs.
  • Responsible for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) compliance and following OSHA standards.
  • Adheres to JE Dunn safety standards.
  • Welds structural components together ensuring the framework is solid and safe.
  • Modifies existing metal components by cutting or welding to create unique, project specific components.
  • Proficient in various types of welding.
  • Leads by example, providing proper guidance and instructions to ironworking team.
  • Teaches and trains the team to perform scope of work to the highest quality standard.
  • Demonstrates excellent expertise in miscellaneous metalworking, welding and structural assembly.
  • Reads and understands project plans with applicable scope of work.
  • Responsible for completing JE Dunn reports and pre-task planning.
  • Responsible for material forecasting for specific tasks.
  • Coordinates and implements safety procedures for tasks.
  • Coordinates with foreman on upcoming work and durations.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED (Preferred).
  • Apprentice and/or Vocational/Technical/Trade training (Preferred).
  • 5+ years’ experience in specific trade (Preferred).
  • 5+ years commercial construction experience (Preferred).
  • Effective Communication skills, verbal and written.
  • Knowledge of specific trades and scopes of work.
  • Knowledge of all ironworking hand tools, use and own all required hand tools and pouches.
  • Basic understanding of principles of layout and construction math.
  • Ability to complete assigned duties with minimal guidance.
  • Ability to provide excellent customer service.
  • Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, both internally and externally.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
  • May be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold).
  • Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs.
  • May require use of respirator.
  • Must be comfortable working at projected heights, narrow workspaces, various depths (trenches).
  • Frequent activity: Standing, Walking, Climbing, Bending, Kneeling, Carrying, Swinging, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling, Balancing.
  • Occasional activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen.

How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$39/hr across 11 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tempe, AZ

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 12 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 285 other active welding openings from 175 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.

JE Dunn Construction currently has 4 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (9), Sundt Construction (8), and Comfort Systems USA Southwest (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mesa at $38/hr, El Mirage at $38/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Tempe, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.