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Overview

Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of industrial refrigeration and process cooling solutions, delivering custom engineered systems utilizing natural refrigerants. The Traveling Pipe Welder performs welding and pipe fitting duties to support large-scale mechanical construction projects, requiring extensive travel.

Responsibilities

  • Weld pipe ranging from 3/4" to 18" diameter, most commonly 2" to 6".
  • Perform welds on critical system components such as compressors, vessels, evaporators, and condensers.
  • Execute pipe cutting, beveling, fitting, and open root welding without inserts.
  • Complete up to 50 diameter inches of weld daily.
  • Operate grinders, wire wheels, torches, and rigging tools.
  • Assist with additional construction duties including insulation, electrical, and painting.
  • Follow precise measurement techniques and welding procedures.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and productive jobsite environment.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by jobsite supervisors.

Requirements

  • Must pass a 6G weld test prior to employment.
  • Extensive travel required with typical 10-day tour and 10-12 hour shifts.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to drive up to 10 hours.
  • Capable of operating industrial lifts.
  • Experience with high-pressure, steam, gas, or process piping systems.
  • Pre-employment and regular drug testing required.
  • Background check and driving record required; DUI within the last 5 years disqualifies candidates.
  • Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly, and up to 75 pounds occasionally.
  • Ability to stand, bend, crouch, and kneel for extended periods of time.
  • Must be able to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in varying conditions.
  • Must have the physical stamina to perform repetitive motions and remain on feet for most of the shift.
  • Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination sufficient to operate tools accurately and safely.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position follows a 10-day tour schedule, traveling from Tuesday through the following week's Thursday, with every other Friday through Monday off.
  • Typically working 50-60 hours per week.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $24–$35/hr middle band drawn from 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 127 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 90 different employers. 8 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

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. Traveling Pipe Welder (Phoenix) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.