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Job Description

Overview

Sunstate Equipment Co. is hiring a Welder for trench fabrication, emphasizing safety and valuing their employees. The company offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform manual and semi-automatic welding processes.
  • Assist branch members with building trench and MAP shoring.
  • Conduct major repairs on mild and carbon steel.
  • Utilize mathematics for measurements and problem-solving.

Requirements

  • Previous welding experience with electric arc 'stick' and gas welding.
  • Minimum AWS D1.1 certification for unlimited thickness in a 3G or 4G position using FCAW process.
  • Experience with spot welding and large repairs preferred.
  • Competence in welding tools and reverse engineering.

Benefits

  • Uniforms provided and cleaned for free.
  • Work boot allowance.
  • Free rental of any equipment.
  • Free prescription safety glasses.
  • Unique vacation overtime averaging benefit.

Additional Information

  • Hiring immediately.
  • Pay starting at $28-$32 dependent on experience.
  • Typical schedule is Monday – Friday: 7AM – 5PM.
  • Physical exertion is a significant part of the job.

Benefits

Uniforms provided and cleaned for free.
Work boot allowance.
Free rental of any equipment.
Free prescription safety glasses.
Unique vacation overtime averaging benefit.
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ, whose middle half runs $24–$35/hr across 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 127 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 90 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 285 other active welding openings from 174 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

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. Phoenix is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 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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