Journeyman Ironworker - TSMC - AAS

Location

Phoenix, AZ

Wage

$28 – $34/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 15, 2026

Job Description

Overview

EZARC, Inc. is seeking a Journeyman Structural Steel Ironworker for the TSMC project site in Phoenix, Arizona. The role involves erecting structural steel components and ensuring safety and quality standards are met on the job site.

Responsibilities

  • Erect columns, beams, joists, and bracing using cranes, rigging, and hand tools.
  • Connect, align, and plumb members within AISC tolerances.
  • Install metal decking, joists, bridging, and other support members.
  • Bolt connections to the specified method.
  • Weld steel components per drawings and project specifications.
  • Rig loads and perform hoisting operations safely.
  • Signal crane operators using standard hand signals or radio.
  • Guide loads into place safely and accurately.
  • Use fall protection, harnesses, and PPE correctly at all times.
  • Follow OSHA steel erection standards.
  • Participate in daily toolbox talks and pre-task plans.
  • Read and work from erection drawings, shop drawings, and layout instructions.
  • Inspect tools, equipment, and materials daily.
  • Work with the Foreman, welders, and project team to meet schedule and quality standards.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of structural steel erection experience.
  • Working knowledge of rigging, bolting, and erection methods.
  • Ability to read erection and shop drawings.
  • Reliable transportation to job sites in the Phoenix area.
  • OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 preferred.
  • Rigging and/or signal person certification preferred.
  • AWS structural welding certification preferred.
  • Experience on large industrial or semiconductor projects preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time schedule, Monday through Friday, with overtime and weekends as required.
  • Work at heights using fall protection.
  • Outdoor industrial construction site.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ, whose middle half runs $23–$39/hr across 74 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 57% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 166 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 91 different employers. 12 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 394 other active welding openings from 181 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.

EZARC currently has 15 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 (22), 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 $29/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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