Welder

Location

Glendale, AZ

Wage

$28 – $30/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

AWS D17.1.2001.
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Posted on September 24, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Welder role involves setting up and operating manual and automatic welding systems, ensuring adherence to quality standards and safety protocols while providing guidance to less experienced welders.

Responsibilities

  • Properly set up and operate manual and automatic welding systems per work instructions.
  • Position and adjust fixtures, attachments, or workpieces on machines using visual acuity and measuring devices.
  • Adjust the welding process to achieve conformance standards within procedural limits.
  • Read and understand product and process drawings, procedures, weld symbols, and quality requirements.
  • Perform proper pre-weld cleaning and handling of parts.
  • Inspect hardware to ensure specifications are met through visual inspection and measuring devices.
  • Maintain a high level of performance while following safety rules and requirements.
  • Keep work area and equipment organized, clean, and FOD-free.
  • Obtain and maintain all required qualifications and certifications in appropriate metals.
  • Perform set-up and troubleshooting of weld equipment.
  • Understand general and weld specific safety issues.
  • Provide guidance to less experienced welders as necessary.
  • Assist with skill development, safety, and other training of welders.
  • Work with Engineering to develop weld processes and resolve weld issues.
  • Troubleshoot all weld equipment in a team environment.

Requirements

  • HS diploma or equivalent.
  • At least 8+ years of welding or related experience.
  • Able to become certified to AWS D17.1.2001.
  • Able to read and understand product and process drawings, procedures, weld symbols, and quality requirements.
  • Must demonstrate manual dexterity.
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
  • Must be able to read and understand blueprints.
  • Working knowledge of machine shop mathematics.
  • Must demonstrate effective English verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with others and be a participative team player.

Additional Information

  • Pay: $28.00 - $30.00 per hour
  • Expected hours: 40.0 per week
  • Work Location: In person

How this job compares in Glendale, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Arizona, whose middle half runs $25–$38/hr across 174 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Glendale, AZ

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in Glendale, AZ right now, from 9 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 463 other active welding openings from 233 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Glendale, or widen the search to Arizona.

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 (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 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.

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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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.