Job Description

A well-established automotive metal finishing supplier in Phoenix has a new opportunity for a Maintenance Technician / Welder / Water Treatment Operator. This role involves maintaining facility and production equipment, performing welding repairs, and operating water treatment systems.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain RO and DI water purification systems, the wastewater treatment system, and water distribution to production lines.
  • Monitor and test treated water, wastewater, and process rinse water to ensure applicable quality standards and city discharge requirements are met.
  • Troubleshoot and repair water treatment equipment.
  • Maintain records of water treatment activities and test results, and report water quality problems to the supervisor.
  • Use welding equipment to repair broken or damaged fixtures and production cages.
  • Perform routine building maintenance, including repairs to windows, doors, walls, and other structural components.
  • Repair broken or leaking plumbing to prevent water damage and restore service.
  • Troubleshoot and repair damaged electrical wiring within assigned training and authorization.
  • Maintain heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment.
  • Perform preventive maintenance, including roof sealing, to reduce future problems.
  • Identify and correct potential safety hazards and report conditions requiring additional support.
  • Paint building surfaces when existing paint is faded, chipped, or otherwise deteriorated.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Five years of welding experience.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective communication skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with water treatment systems.
  • Basic knowledge of chemistry.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Full-time; 8-hour day shifts, Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime.
  • Work is performed in person.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$37/hr across 74 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 159 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 95 different employers. 15 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 379 other active welding openings from 187 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.

Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ currently has 19 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 (25), EZARC (19), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (19). 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, Mesa at $31/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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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. Maintenance Technician / Welder / Water Treatment Operator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.