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Overview

Metso is seeking a Shop Machinist for their Repair Center team in Mesa, Arizona. The role involves operating and maintaining machining equipment to ensure quality standards are met while supporting sustainable practices in the mining industry.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain CNC and manual machines, including lathes, mills, and other heavy equipment.
  • Perform minor and major repairs on large and small mining machinery received at the Repair Center.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and specifications to complete machining and repair work accurately.
  • Determine appropriate methods and working processes for specialized and complex machining and repair jobs.
  • Inspect and control the quality of completed work using precise measurements and collaborate with Quality Assurance and Quality Control personnel.
  • Perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting on machinery to support equipment reliability and performance.
  • Collaborate with the Repair Production Manager and Repair Center Leads to track project completion and communicate work status.
  • Develop and follow working procedures that improve quality and efficiency.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience as a machinist in the heavy equipment, manufacturing, or mining industry.
  • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, use, repair, and maintenance.
  • Ability to read and interpret precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Proficiency in using precision measuring equipment, including micrometers, pi tapes, and scales.
  • Understanding of precision bearings, bushings, gearing, and the heating and cooling of components for disassembly and assembly.
  • Ability to assess problems, identify technical discrepancies, and demonstrate a strong commitment to safe working practices.
  • Previous repair experience with mining process equipment (nice to have).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This role is based in Mesa, Arizona and involves little to no travel, with up to 5% travel as needed.
  • The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move equipment or materials weighing up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Mesa, AZ currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$35/hr across 25 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 Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 58 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 34 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 254 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

Metso currently has 2 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.

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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. Shop Machinist - 1st & 2nd Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.