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Overview

The Welder I position involves the fabrication of ASME code and non-code pressure vessels, performing various welding and maintenance tasks while adhering to safety regulations. The role requires reading blueprints and operating equipment safely and effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Adhere to and abide by all plant safety rules and regulations.
  • Perform daily preventative maintenance tasks.
  • Perform daily equipment check lists (IE crane checks, equipment checks, etc.).
  • Read and interpret blueprints, job routings, and Standard Engineering Specifications.
  • Assemble heads, shells, and flanges for circumferential seam welding.
  • Hold necessary weld certifications to fabricate and repair pressure vessels.
  • Perform all kinds of welding, cutting, gouging operations applicable to the company.
  • Handset couplings, flanges, pipe nipples, legs, brackets, braces, etc., within tolerances specified on blueprints.
  • Record required information on proper forms relating to specific fabrication practices.
  • Pneumatic test doubler pads and pressure vessels when required.
  • Dye penetrant inspect and repair joggled shells, successfully completing dye penetrant certification.
  • Handle materials and operate cranes, hoists, and forklifts as needed.
  • Perform modifications or alterations to previously fabricated pressure vessels.
  • Understand the ISO system and the elements that affect the job.
  • Adhere to and abide by all ITAR-specific job standards and training.

Requirements

  • Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.
  • Understanding and support of Company policies and procedures.
  • Ability to understand and abide by all safety rules and regulations.
  • Basic understanding of computers.
  • Reading, writing, and simple math skills.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • High School diploma, GED, or at least 1 year working experience in an industrial-based environment.
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How this job compares in Tucson, 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–$38/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 Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 458 other active welding openings from 222 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Tucson, or widen the search to Arizona.

Samuel, Son & Co. currently has 2 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 Sundt Construction (26), EZARC (21), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17). 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 Goodyear at $39/hr, Phoenix at $32/hr, and Mesa at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.