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Overview

This role focuses on welding and fabricating skid steers for large-scale projects and assembling data center modules using various welding processes and materials. The position is based in a fabrication shop where high-quality welds on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum are performed.

Responsibilities

  • Weld and fabricate skid steers for large projects, ensuring structural integrity and high-quality workmanship.
  • Weld and assemble data center modules according to specifications and project requirements.
  • Interpret and work from blueprints, drawings, and technical documents to determine layout, measurements, and welding requirements.
  • Perform heavy structural welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and structural aluminum components.
  • Execute high-strength welds using flux core and dual shield processes to meet critical performance standards.
  • Perform precision heavy-gauge welding for critical equipment, maintaining tight tolerances and consistent quality.
  • Use TIG welding techniques where required for carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum applications.
  • Measure, mark, and verify dimensions using a tape measure and other measuring tools to ensure accurate fit-up and assembly.
  • Fit and assemble parts and subassemblies prior to welding, ensuring proper alignment and fit.
  • Operate and adjust a press brake for forming and shaping metal components as needed.
  • Inspect welds and fabricated assemblies for defects and compliance with quality standards, making corrections when necessary.
  • Follow shop safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in fabrication and welding in a production or structural environment.
  • Strong proficiency in flux core and dual shield welding processes.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings accurately.
  • Hands-on experience welding carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
  • Skill in fitting and assembly of metal components prior to welding.
  • Proficiency using a tape measure and other basic measuring tools with high accuracy.
  • Experience performing heavy structural welding.
  • Ability to perform high-strength welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and structural aluminum.
  • Capability to perform precision heavy-gauge welding for critical equipment.
  • Familiarity with TIG welding techniques.
  • Experience operating or working with a press brake.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality welds.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tolleson, AZ.
  • The standard schedule runs from 5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a paid lunch provided Monday through Thursday.
  • The role is based in a large weld shop that uses swamp cooling to help maintain a more comfortable temperature during hot conditions.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $23/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Arizona — toward the top of a $23–$26/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% 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 Tolleson, AZ

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Tolleson, AZ right now, from 11 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 460 other active welding openings from 235 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tolleson, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), 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 $37/hr, and Scottsdale at $36/hr. Tolleson is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Flux-Core 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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