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Overview

The Laborers position involves assisting skilled craft workers in construction tasks while maintaining safety and cleanliness on site. The role requires physical labor and adherence to safety procedures in various outdoor conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Follow instructions from supervisors and crew leads.
  • Load or unload construction materials.
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment including complying with safety procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Maintain positive working relationships with all members of the crew.
  • Assist crew to ensure all materials, tools, and equipment is ready and available before starting work.
  • Perform spotting and/or fire watch duties to assist journeyman ironworkers and apprentices.
  • Look for opportunities for improvement in all tasks, means and methods regarding the work and be willing to learn from others.
  • Reduce waste with good housekeeping practices, keeping materials and tools organized.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with welding operations, preferred.
  • Authorized to work in the United States.
  • Reliable transportation to/from work.
  • Must be able to pass criminal background check and drug screening.

Additional Information

  • Shift times vary based on season and available sunlight throughout the year.
  • Outdoors working environment; adverse weather and other adverse shop and field circumstances.
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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 $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$28/hr across 12 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. 22 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.

EZARC currently has 17 other openings 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 (17), 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

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