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Overview

We are looking to hire a full-time TIG welder for our aerospace manufacturing facility. The role requires the ability to fit up and TIG weld aluminum, stainless steel, and carbon steel, with specific testing and certification requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints, follow job travelers and weld procedures.
  • Measure using tape measure, scale, and calipers.
  • Operate hand grinders, pedestal grinders, band saw, chop saw, clamps, torch, drill press, press, and plasma cutting machine.
  • Layout, cut, chamfer, cope, and notch as required per engineering instructions.
  • Understand weld distortion, part movement, and weld shrinkage; compensate as required.
  • Finish welds, grind, buff, and minimize porosity and undercut as required to pass fluorescent penetrant inspection.
  • Inspect completed weldment dimensions, check function, and perform visual inspection for overall workmanship.
  • Complete welder maintenance and logs; create weld procedures when required per customer specifications.

Requirements

  • Ability to fit up and TIG weld aluminum, stainless steel, and carbon steel.
  • Pass an aluminum test coupon .125 thick plate to plate 1G sample per AWS D17 specification.
  • Other aluminum position certifications will eventually be required, as well as stainless and carbon steel certifications.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Air-conditioned facility/warehouse conveniently located just off the Loop 101 & Glendale Ave.
  • Work schedule is Monday - Thursday 6am - 4:30pm.
  • Overtime schedule if required; Friday 6am - Noon.
  • No weekends worked.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Glendale, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 162 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 Glendale, AZ

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in Glendale, AZ right now, from 7 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 395 other active welding openings from 194 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Glendale, or widen the search to Arizona.

Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ currently has 18 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 (18), and EZARC (16). 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 Tempe at $32/hr, Phoenix at $29/hr, and Mesa at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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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