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Overview

We are looking for 2-3 candidates to join our team in Mesa, AZ as we offer our services to the Arizona construction/industrial markets. We specialize in general mild and stainless steel fabrication as well as process piping fabrication, and millwright mechanical services.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints to cut, drill, fit and weld steel materials into various fabrications maintaining plumb/level/square.
  • Operate various tools and equipment to complete tasks including band saw, mag drill, ironworker, plasma cutter, oxy-acetylene torch, forklift, jib crane, etc.
  • Understand welding processes and function/set up of welding equipment in both shop/field environments.
  • Perform installs, repairs, and replacements of mechanical equipment in various plant environments while adhering to industry/site safety standards.
  • Interact and communicate with coworkers, customers, and vendors in a respectful and effective manner.
  • Maintain valid driver's license and drive company vehicles to sites in a safe manner.
  • Work with manual hoists and levers where required to bull rig equipment and piping into place.
  • Install/remove various types of fasteners using a combination of personal hand tools and power tools.
  • Install/repair/remove various types of piping/tubing including carbon steel, stainless steel, copper (pro-press), and PVC.

Requirements

  • Applicants must have at least 2 years of fabrication experience.
  • Applicants will be required to perform a welding test using FCAW-G (dual shield) in the 2-4F positions or a GTAW 6G test depending on abilities.
  • Ability to read blueprints and understand welding processes.

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • 10 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Ability to commute to Mesa, AZ 85205 is required.
  • Willingness to travel 25% is preferred.
  • Work location is in person.

Benefits

Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs in Mesa, AZ, where the middle half runs $25–$35/hr across 15 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% 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 Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 50 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 41 different employers. 28 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 495 other active welding openings from 292 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are EZARC (18), Sundt Construction (15), and U-Haul (9). 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 Mesa at $33/hr. Mesa is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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