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Overview

An established mechanical and fabrication contractor in Tempe, AZ is seeking an experienced Quality Control Manager to lead quality across its fabrication operations, specializing in process piping, welding, mechanical systems, industrial construction, semiconductor, mission-critical, and data center projects.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the company’s Quality Management System.
  • Manage SOPs, audits, and corrective actions.
  • Track quality metrics and implement continuous improvement.
  • Ensure welding and fabrication quality standards are met.
  • Lead a team of quality professionals.

Requirements

  • Quality leadership experience in welding, piping, mechanical, or fabrication environments.
  • Strong knowledge of welding and fabrication quality.
  • Experience developing and improving QMS procedures, SOPs, audits, and corrective-action processes.
  • Process piping or pipe fabrication experience strongly preferred.
  • AWS CWI preferred, but not required.
  • Proven ability to lead and develop QC personnel.
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $65/hr, this posting sits about 182% above the $23/hr median for welder fabricator jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $22–$26/hr middle band drawn from 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% 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 218 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 140 different employers. 86 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 Phoenix, 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

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. Quality Control Manager – Welding & Fabrication figures were last recalculated when this page was built.