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Overview

The General Assembly Technician position is an 18-month contract role in a manufacturing environment, focused on the assembly of roof and enclosure panels while adhering to strict quality and safety standards. The role involves following technical documents and performing mechanical assembly tasks to ensure product integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Perform industrial mechanical assembly to released requirements.
  • Follow mechanical drawings and work instructions to released requirements.
  • Fit-up, align, and fasten panels to released requirements.
  • Apply sealants, gaskets, and weatherproofing to released requirements.
  • Verify correct part/material and work location before starting.
  • Conduct quality-at-source self-inspection and required verification.
  • Record completion, traceability, and abnormalities accurately.
  • Stop and escalate discrepancies related to safety, quality, material, or engineering.
  • Maintain 5S and protect completed work.

Requirements

  • 1+ year hands-on experience with industrial mechanical assembly.
  • 1+ year hands-on experience with mechanical drawings and work instructions.
  • 1+ year hands-on experience with panel fit-up, alignment, and fastening.
  • 6+ months hands-on experience with sealants, gaskets, and weatherproofing.
  • 1+ year hands-on experience with hand/power tools and measurement.
  • 6+ months hands-on experience with controlled torque and documented verification.
  • Ability to follow revision-controlled technical instructions and document work accurately.
  • Ability to recognize abnormalities and stop/escalate rather than improvise.

Additional Information

  • Ability to work assigned production shift and support reasonable overtime.
  • Comfort working in a manufacturing startup environment with changing priorities.
  • Expected to communicate abnormalities early and support cross-functional teamwork.
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How this job compares in Glendale, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, manufacturing welder jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$32/hr across 13 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 Glendale, AZ

We're tracking 22 other active welding openings in Glendale, AZ right now, from 7 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 513 other active welding openings from 247 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Glendale, or widen the search to Arizona.

Insight Global currently has 2 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 (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.

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