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Overview

The City of Phoenix Public Works Department is seeking a skilled Welder to fabricate, repair, and modify metal equipment and structures. The position involves welding ferrous and non-ferrous metals and performing mechanical repairs on heavy-duty equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform skilled welding work in the fabrication and repair of metal equipment using MIG, TIG, and ARC processes.
  • Complete welding assignments from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
  • Use independent judgment in selecting repair methods, equipment, and materials.
  • Perform mechanical repairs on heavy-duty equipment.
  • Maintain written records of work completed and follow all safety procedures.

Requirements

  • One year of experience as a skilled welder, or completion of a recognized welding apprenticeship.
  • Ability to weld and repair components on various equipment and structures.
  • Experience with aluminum welding and rebuilding heavy-duty equipment.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and working drawings.
  • Possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Working irregular hours, shifts, weekends, holidays, and evenings may be required.
  • Moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds may be required.
  • Working in confined spaces and/or at heights greater than 10 feet may be required.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 37% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $25–$38/hr middle band drawn from 95 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% 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 208 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 128 different employers. 44 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 499 other active welding openings from 253 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.

City of Phoenix currently has 1 other opening 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 (27), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (20), and EZARC (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 Chandler at $36/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. Phoenix is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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*U2 - Public Works figures were last recalculated when this page was built.