Job Description

Overview

The Laborer Helper position at Sundt involves assisting skilled craft workers with their duties, while also learning and adhering to safety practices. Sundt is a 100% employee-owned contractor focused on building long-term prosperity for clients and employee-owners.

Responsibilities

  • Assist skilled craft workers in their assigned duties.
  • Work in other crafts as requested by project supervision.
  • Take direction from higher skilled workers or foreman.
  • Utilize effective math skills.
  • Eliminate waste in various forms.
  • Ask a supervisor if unsure about work or safety practices.
  • Learn and understand safety hazards related to the work.
  • Safely and effectively use work-related tools and equipment.
  • Look for opportunities for improvement in tasks and methods.
  • Maintain positive working relationships with crew members.
  • Produce high-quality work safely and productively.
  • Provide feedback to ensure availability of materials and tools.

Requirements

  • NCCER Core Curriculum and/or a High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • One year experience (level I), two years' experience (level II), and three plus years' experience in the industrial/commercial construction industry preferred.
  • Possess effective verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required.
  • Work may involve reaching, stooping, kneeling, or bending.
  • Must comply with all safety standards and procedures.
  • Work up to a 12 hour shift in varying temperatures and outside conditions.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Gilbert, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 169 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 Gilbert, AZ

Gilbert, AZ currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 495 other active welding openings from 293 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gilbert, or widen the search to Arizona.

Sundt Construction currently has 14 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 (18), Sundt Construction (14), 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 Gilbert, AZ

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