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Job Description

Overview

United Airlines is seeking a full-time Line Technician to join their Technical Operations team, responsible for maintaining and servicing aircraft systems. The role offers opportunities for career growth and requires a valid Airframe & Powerplant certification.

Responsibilities

  • Provide service and maintenance for aircraft systems, Powerplant, Airframe, and Components.
  • Perform inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, parts replacement, and repair.
  • Collaborate professionally with co-workers and support team efforts.
  • Work outdoors and handle weather extremes as required.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED/Educational Equivalent.
  • FAA A&P License.
  • Valid US Driver's License.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Must pass a background check and drug screen upon contingent job offer.
  • Eagerness to learn and willingness to train.
  • Ability to access elevated aircraft areas via ladders, lift trucks, boom lifts, and other devices.
  • Strength to lift 50 pounds, physical flexibility, and ability to work in confined spaces.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Initial schedule assigned based on seniority.
  • Must be available for any shift within a 24/7 operation, including weekends and holidays.
  • Mandatory overtime may be required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
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 94 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 217 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 124 different employers. 74 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 513 other active welding openings from 246 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 (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. Phoenix is among them.

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