Job Description

Welder

If you are a resourceful person interested in a challenging and rewarding career, consider joining U-Haul Company’s manufacturing team as a MIG Welder. Our welders use their skills to weld trucks, trailers and support equipment for the largest do-it-yourself moving company in the world.

Our motto is “Hire Fast, Pay Fast." You can start today and get paid today! Schedule a hands-on working interview and get paid for it. We also offer a $100 hiring bonus!

U-Haul Offers Our Team Members

Career stability Opportunities for advancement Mindset App Reimbursement Gym Reimbursement Program Health insurance & Prescription plans, if eligible Paid holidays, vacation, and sick days, if eligible Life insurance MetLaw Legal program MetLife auto and home insurance Discounts on Apple products, Dell computers, cell phone plans, hotels, and more 401(k) Savings Plan Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 24-hour physician available for kids Dental & Vision Plans Business travel insurance You Matter EAP LifeLock Identity Theft Protection Critical Illness/Group Accident Insurance Dave Ramsey’s SmartDollar Program

Primary Responsibilities

Performs all-position MIG welding to join steel and aluminum metals from 1/16”- to 1”-thick plate Interprets and carries out work orders, blueprints, sketches and verbal instructions Clamp parts into jigs or holding fixtures Cleans burrs, spatter and weld flux from assemblies Hand-count material for inventory purposes Wears and maintains protective clothing and equipment including a welding helmet, welding gloves, cotton clothing, safety glasses and steel-toe safety shoes Follows all safety practices during assembly and production operations and ensures that work areas are maintained in a safe, clean and orderly manner

Minimum Qualifications

Successfully complete a plant-administered welding test. Regular attendance is essential.

Work Environment

The work involves moderate risks or discomforts which require special safety precautions, e.g., working around moving parts, machines, fumes or irritating chemicals. May be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, goggles, gloves or shields.

Physical Demands

The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods both indoors and outdoors while remaining stationary, traversing spaces, repositioning to reach and use tools, and moving a minimum of 50 lbs assisted or unassisted.

How this job compares in Glendale, 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 Glendale, AZ

We're tracking 15 other active welding openings in Glendale, AZ right now, from 7 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 Glendale, or widen the search to Arizona.

U-Haul currently has 3 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

Similar openings near Glendale, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder 1pm-930pm figures were last recalculated when this page was built.