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Overview

The Welder I position involves performing welding tasks as assigned while ensuring quality and safety in a manufacturing environment. The role requires adherence to ITAR standards and includes responsibilities such as maintaining work areas and tools, as well as collaborating with project leads.

Responsibilities

  • Welds on jobs as assigned.
  • Periodically reviews welding to ensure adequate weld size and penetration.
  • Discusses any problems found with a lead person, project manager, or QC department.
  • Performs correct setup and operation of all assigned machinery.
  • Maintains clean and safe working areas.
  • Obtains correct consumables and tools from Tool Room Attendant.
  • Gives feedback to project manager or job lead regarding conditions or issues impacting the job.
  • Looks for ways to increase efficiency and quality in work.
  • May be required to perform field work as necessary.

Requirements

  • 2/3G certification required; 6G certification preferred.
  • 1 year of experience welding at a 2/3G level; 2-3 years’ experience preferred.
  • Demonstrate ability with semi-automated weld process and setup.
  • Understands blueprints and part layouts.
  • Can safely and properly rig work pieces.
  • Can safely and efficiently operate man-lifts and scissor lifts.
  • Must be able to perform sustained periods of grinding and needle scaling.
  • Piping experience preferred.
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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 200 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 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 499 other active welding openings from 253 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 3 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 (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 $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

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.