Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Journeyman supports mechanical service and retrofit work by performing sheet metal modifications and mechanical piping tasks. This role emphasizes safety, adherence to job specifications, and high-quality work in various environments.

Responsibilities

  • Perform sheet metal modification and installation to support mechanical equipment.
  • Remove and replace pipe gaskets; prepare flange faces and verify proper fit-up.
  • Complete chiller valve replacements including operational checks.
  • Install flanged pipe couplings and torque to specification using appropriate tools.
  • Execute Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures to ensure safety.
  • Read and work from job documentation to complete tasks correctly.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area while following safety policies.
  • Communicate job status and material needs to the supervisor.
  • Use and maintain tools and equipment properly.
  • Support troubleshooting and basic mechanical service tasks.

How this job compares in Chandler, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chandler, AZ currently run a median of $24/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$28/hr across 10 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Chandler, AZ

We're tracking 59 other active welding openings in Chandler, AZ right now, from 31 different employers. 21 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 495 other active welding openings from 293 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chandler, or widen the search to Arizona.

Comfort Systems USA 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 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.

Similar openings near Chandler, AZ

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