Job Description

Overview

Mortenson is currently seeking a Carpenter I responsible for the construction and repair of wood and wallboard fixtures in compliance with local building codes and general construction principles.

Responsibilities

  • Set up trailers
  • Study blueprints, sketches, or building plans to determine material requirements and measure dimensions
  • Build decks, stairs, roofs, and other temporary structures; install shelves, setup tool trailers/conex’s, silt fences/straw bales, and setup site per erosion control plan
  • Hand-set forms and assemble gang forms
  • Assist journeyman and foreman with shooting grades and elevations
  • Unload, handle, stockpile, and erect prefabricated materials
  • Perform concrete and rough carpentry including hand set walls, footings, gang wall forms, structural concrete decks, drywall, finish carpentry, doors, frames, hardware, millwork, and cabinetry
  • Build relationships with individuals of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels; perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Minimum of two (2) years carpentry experience
  • Trade or technical school certification/diploma preferred
  • Ability to work with precision, visualize solid objects from drawings, and speak and understand English
  • Strong teamwork orientation, positive attitude, professional customer service skills, detail orientation, and effective communication including active listening and openness to diverse input and feedback
  • Repetitive hand, arm, leg movements
  • Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling: up to 50 lbs

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position
  • Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$39/hr across 95 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 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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