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Overview

Working for a world-class leader in building structures and bridges, a Schuff Steel Production Helper brings expertise in fabrication to assist in the fabrication of structural metal products for complex projects in commercial building, bridge, and industrial sectors. The role requires proficiency in various tasks to support fabrication processes and adhere to safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lifts, positions, and removes workpieces from machines to assist in fitting and welding.
  • Loads, stacks, and transports stock, tools, dies, and work in process by hand or truck.
  • Cleans and scrapes metal preparatory to fabricating, welding, painting, or shipping.
  • Picks up and trucks scrap from work areas.
  • Cleans work area, machines, tools, and equipment.
  • Performs other routine duties.
  • Assists fellow employees as directed.
  • Passes the tacking test on Flat, Horizontal, Vertical, and Overhead positions.
  • Adheres to and follows all safety rules and PPE requirements.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED), and/or 12 months experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Equipment knowledge includes overhead cranes, forklifts, and hand grinders.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Benefits

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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$38/hr across 83 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 212 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 138 different employers. 66 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 484 other active welding openings from 274 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.

Schuff Steel currently has 5 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 Sundt Construction (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (11). 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 El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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