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Overview

The Structural Steel Foreman leads ironworker crews in the safe and efficient erection of structural steel, combining hands-on ironwork with crew supervision to ensure compliance with specifications and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead ironworker crews in daily erection work.
  • Plan work assignments, sequencing, and manpower to meet project schedules.
  • Train, mentor, and develop crew members.
  • Communicate clearly with the superintendent, project manager, and other trades.
  • Read and interpret erection drawings, shop drawings, and specifications.
  • Oversee layout, rigging, hoisting, connecting, bolting, decking, and field welding.
  • Confirm bolting is done to specified methods.
  • Coordinate crane picks, lift plans, and material staging with the crane crew.
  • Promote and enforce a strong safety culture every day.
  • Run daily toolbox talks, pre-task plans, and job hazard analyses.
  • Enforce fall protection and OSHA steel erection standards.
  • Identify hazards and correct them immediately.
  • Ensure all work meets project specifications and quality standards.
  • Track productivity and adjust crew activities to stay on schedule.
  • Complete daily reports on progress, manpower, and production.
  • Report issues, delays, and material needs to the superintendent.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of structural steel or ironworking experience.
  • Strong ability to read blueprints and erection drawings.
  • Solid knowledge of rigging, crane signaling, and steel erection methods.
  • Working knowledge of OSHA standards and jobsite safety practices.
  • Clear communication with crew, supervisors, and other trades.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and changing site conditions.
  • Experience leading crews on structural steel erection projects is preferred.
  • Track record of finishing work safely and on schedule is preferred.
  • OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification is preferred.
  • Rigging and/or signal person certification is preferred.
  • First Aid/CPR certification is preferred.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Full-time position, Monday through Friday, with possible overtime and weekends as required.
  • Work is conducted on an outdoor commercial construction site with weather, noise, and heavy equipment.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 38% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $23–$38/hr middle band drawn from 74 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 86% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 166 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 90 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 394 other active welding openings from 180 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 (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (22), 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 Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $29/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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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