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Job Description

Overview

Nelson Engineering is an established aerospace manufacturing company seeking a dependable, experienced Aerospace TIG Welder. The company offers competitive health benefits and a structured work schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Ability to weld sheet stock, tubing, machined details and castings in a variety of aerospace materials and thicknesses
  • Maintain constant, acceptable levels of dept. quality and performance
  • Maintain a clean organized work area
  • Work in a team environment supporting other departments
  • Follow directions of dept. supervisor

Requirements

  • Strong work ethic, ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Must have an acute attention to detail
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years of aerospace TIG welding experience required
  • Must have an understanding of AWS D17.1 Fusion Welding & NADCAP requirements
  • Knowledge of AWS D17.2 Resistance Weld (spot & seam weld) preferred
  • Experience using a turntable or positioner & purge welding
  • Effective oral and written communication skills

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is a 4 day/10 hr. work week
  • Opportunity for overtime is available as needed to support manufacturing needs

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $31/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 57% 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 TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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