Job Description

Overview

As a Cox Automotive business, Cox Fleet delivers integrated uptime solutions designed to reduce downtime and improve fleet performance. The Sr. Mobile Trailer Technician & Welder role involves performing licensed DOT inspections, preventative maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs on various vehicles while working independently in the field.

Responsibilities

  • Perform scheduled preventative maintenance (PM), DOT inspections, and follow-up repairs on trailers and equipment.
  • Weld trailers and fabricate lift gates in a mobile environment.
  • Perform minor adjustments and repairs on various types of trailer equipment and systems.
  • Use hand tools, precision instruments, and welding equipment.
  • Document work performed and findings using company-issued devices.
  • Complete DOT forms and other documentation in a timely manner.
  • Manage parts inventory and equipment on the service truck.
  • Maintain and operate the company-issued service vehicle.
  • Communicate effectively with clients and customers.
  • Respond to call center dispatched unscheduled service requests.
  • Diagnose and perform repairs on various types of trailer equipment and systems.
  • Assist Mobile Trailer Technicians I & II with diagnostics and inventory reconciliation.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED and 5 years' experience in a related field.
  • Possess and supply a set of hand tools necessary for the job.
  • Valid welding certification required.
  • Diagnose, adjust, and repair various types of trailer equipment and systems.
  • OEM training and certifications are preferred.
  • Must complete DOT-regulated pre-employment background screening and DOT physical.
  • Must be at least 21 years old due to interstate operating authority commerce regulations.
  • Valid driver's license required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: Monday through Friday Day Shift
  • New Hire Bonus: $5,000 New Hire Bonus, 50% after 30 days and 50% after 180 days

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Avondale, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 31% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Arizona — toward the top of a $24–$38/hr middle band drawn from 199 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 Avondale, AZ

Avondale, AZ currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 513 other active welding openings from 246 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Avondale, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (31), 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Avondale, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Sr Mobile Trailer Technician & Welder $5,000 New Hire Bonus figures were last recalculated when this page was built.