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Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Welder proficient in welding techniques for Stainless Steel & Carbon Steel Pipe. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and welding symbols.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG & MIG welding on stainless steel & carbon steel pipes, ensuring 100% penetration while purging the inner diameter with shielding gas to prevent contamination.
  • Interpret and work from technical drawings, blueprints, and welding symbols.
  • Execute butt welding of stainless steel pipe (Schedule 10-160), including beveling pipe ends, cleaning, and utilizing GTAW (TIG).
  • Conduct open root butt welding on stainless steel pipe (Schedule 80) using a high-strength technique to join pipe ends with precise alignment.
  • Utilize TIG Torch (200 AMP or more), Flux core, and MIG welding techniques as necessary.
  • Maintain adherence to safety protocols and utilize PPE effectively.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 35 years of experience as a welder in process piping and stainless steel.
  • Proficiency in stainless steel pipe welding and process TIG.
  • Expertise in 2g, 3g, 4g, & 6g welding.
  • Knowledge of back purging techniques using inert gas to prevent oxidation and contamination.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work in a clean, new shop environment located in Phoenix, AZ.
  • The position operates on a 1st shift schedule from 5am to 3:30pm, working 5x12 hour days with minimal weekend work.
  • Be prepared to work a minimum of 60 hours per week.
  • Required PPE includes steel-toed boots and welding hood.
  • Tools provided include a square, two-hole pins, level, and tape measure.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 34% 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 76% 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 91 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 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.

Aerotek currently has 7 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 (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 MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core work. 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. 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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