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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking experienced heavy industrial welders/fabricators to support the fabrication and repair of large mining components at Komatsu. This hands-on position requires precision, quality, and adherence to OEM specifications in a high-standard mechanical environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform required duties safely at all times
  • Work overtime including weekends, up to 70 hours a week
  • Work in confined spaces
  • Read and interpret structural and engineering drawings and blueprints
  • Prep materials and components for fabrication and welding
  • Fabricate and weld large mining components, including repairs of dippers/buckets
  • Weld a 332 wire
  • Occasionally travel to mine sites to support field work, approximately 25% of the time
  • Maintain a strong focus on safety, quality, and teamwork

Requirements

  • Able to work nights
  • MSHA Certification a Plus
  • Clean background check
  • Able to pass respirator fit test
  • Able to pass 3G and 4G weld test

Benefits

Additional Information

  • This is an hourly night time temp-to-hire position
  • Hours vary, currently 10 - 12 hour days Monday to Friday, and 10 hours on Saturday
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$35/hr across 97 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 Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 21 different employers. 1 of them was 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 Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

Komatsu currently has 1 other opening 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. Mesa is among them.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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