Job Description

Overview

We are seeking experienced MIG Welders for our locations in the Phoenix metro area. This is a full-time, permanent role with a highly competitive starting wage, benefits, and huge overtime opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints, draw designs, and interpret requirements to meet customer specs.
  • Fast paced MIG Welding in all positions on a variety of materials.

Requirements

  • Proven experience with MIG welding methods on stainless, sanitary.
  • Must be able to work with a variety of materials and tools in all positions.
  • Work is outdoors/indoors in all conditions.
  • MUST PASS MIG WELDING TEST!
  • Candidate provides own gloves and hood.

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$39/hr across 68 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 153 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 85 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 372 other active welding openings from 169 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.

Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ currently has 21 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 (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (21), and EZARC (15). 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 Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $28/hr. Phoenix is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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

Similar openings near Phoenix, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. ATTENTION Phoenix - Expert MIG Welders needed! figures were last recalculated when this page was built.