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Overview

The City of Phoenix Water Services Department is one of the nation's largest potable water utilities, serving 1.5 million customers. They are seeking a Machinist to fabricate and repair complex metal components for water and wastewater treatment equipment, ensuring high-quality standards and operational reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and repair complex metal components for water and wastewater treatment equipment.
  • Operate standard machining tools such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, shapers, and planers.
  • Produce precise parts according to detailed specifications.
  • Cut and repair specialized threads, including ACME and standard machine threads.
  • Maintain strict tolerances and complete work under tight deadlines.

Requirements

  • One year of experience as a skilled machinist AND completion of a recognized machinist apprenticeship program, OR three years of experience as a skilled machinist.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions of the machinist's trade.
  • Ability to work safely and cooperatively with others.
  • Physical ability to remain standing for extended periods, make fine muscular movements, and lift objects up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

  • Pension
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position located at 91st Ave. Wastewater Treatment Plant in Tolleson, AZ.
  • Recruitment closes September 24, 2026.
  • Finalists are subject to a criminal background check.

Benefits

Pension
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 22% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $25–$37/hr middle band drawn from 87 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 202 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 130 different employers. 62 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 471 other active welding openings from 255 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 Sundt Construction (17), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (16), and EZARC (15). 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, Phoenix at $30/hr, and Goodyear at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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