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Overview

The Welder position involves repairing and rebuilding structurally failed or worn parts through welding processes. The role requires working in various conditions, including adverse weather, and entails communication with clients and management regarding job progress and recommendations.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and/or repair metal parts.
  • Comprehend and interpret sketches and diagrams.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Prepare service reports.
  • Plan and control cost of repair jobs.
  • Maintain company equipment in good clean orderly condition.
  • Work safely and adhere to all applicable safety policies.
  • Own and maintain required personal tools.
  • Learn and use Empire, Caterpillar and allied product procedures and systems.
  • Maintain current MSHA card if work area requires.
  • Provide on-the-job training to technicians and helpers as assigned.
  • Communicate with individuals to clarify instructions or discuss job scope or progress.
  • Work overtime as needed.
  • Travel to remote locations as needed.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Promote corporate values.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
  • Current driver's license.
  • Minimum of 6 months related experience.
  • Current AWS D1.1 and D14.3 certification.
  • Must be able to communicate in English (speak, read, comprehend, write).
  • Ability to perform complex and innovative welding procedures.
  • Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively.
  • Able to read and correctly interpret diagrams and blueprints.
  • Basic knowledge of heat stresses in metal.
  • Knowledge of proper use of cleaners and solvents.
  • Must have acceptable attendance to meet company standards.

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How this job compares in Tucson, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 38% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Arizona, where the middle half runs $24–$35/hr across 96 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 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. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Tucson, or widen the search to Arizona.

Empire Cat 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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