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Overview

Our client is seeking experienced Ironworkers to support the Amkor Project in Peoria, AZ. The company is an established industrial and steel organization with a long history of serving the construction industry.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and construction documents.
  • Lay out, bolt, connect, and erect structural steel.
  • Install steel stairs, railings, fences, gates, and miscellaneous metals.
  • Perform welding, torch cutting, arc gouging, and grinding.
  • Use crane hoisting, rigging, and signaling procedures.
  • Operate lifts, forklifts, and other construction equipment.
  • Follow company and jobsite safety procedures.
  • Work overtime, nights, and weekends as required.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of ironworking and welding experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and specifications.
  • Ability to pass a 3G and 4G weld test using SMAW and FCAW.
  • Knowledge of structural steel erection and rigging.
  • Ability to lift and carry 50+ pounds.
  • Ability to work at heights, including structures exceeding 100 feet.
  • Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
  • Ability to work extended periods standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and climbing.
  • Must have own tools.
  • Must be able to pass a drug test.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Holiday pay
  • PTO
  • Profit sharing

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
401k
Holiday pay
PTO
Profit sharing
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$39/hr across 12 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 208 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 127 different employers. 52 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 505 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.

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. Phoenix is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 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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