Job Description

Overview

Diamondback Steel is a full-service structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabrication and erection services company specializing in carport and covered parking installation and commercial metal fabrication and installation, primarily in the greater Phoenix, AZ area. The Shop Hand/Helper supports daily fabrication and production activities throughout the shop.

Responsibilities

  • Clean and prepare steel and other materials for fabrication and production.
  • Assist with parts prep before materials move into fitting, welding, or other production processes.
  • Move steel, fabricated components, parts, and other materials throughout the shop as directed.
  • Stage and organize materials for upcoming production work.
  • Assist Parts Production employees with material preparation, handling, and other assigned tasks.
  • Assist the Lead Fitter, Fitters, and other shop employees with fabrication and production work as needed.
  • Operate punch, shear, and bending equipment as needed after receiving appropriate training and authorization.
  • Assist with basic cutting, grinding, cleaning, material preparation, and other shop-production activities as assigned.
  • Follow drawings, cut lists, measurements, or work instructions appropriate to assigned tasks.
  • Verify materials and parts before moving or preparing them for production when required.
  • Keep shop floors, work areas, walkways, and production areas clean and organized.
  • Empty and maintain scrap bins and ensure scrap material is placed in the appropriate locations.
  • Remove unnecessary material, debris, and other items that could interfere with safe or efficient shop operations.
  • Assist with loading, unloading, staging, and movement of materials as assigned.
  • Follow direction from the Shop Foreman, Lead Fitter, Parts Production Lead, and other designated shop leadership based on current production needs.
  • Follow company, shop, equipment, and applicable OSHA safety requirements.
  • Properly use required personal protective equipment and follow established machine and tool safety procedures.
  • Help maintain tools and equipment in good working condition and report damaged or malfunctioning equipment.
  • Assist in other areas of shop production as workload and priorities require.
  • Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time related to fabrication, production, material handling, and shop operations.

Requirements

  • Must be dependable, productive, willing to work, and able to complete assigned tasks without continuous supervision.
  • Must be able to learn and retain shop procedures, production processes, equipment operation, safety requirements, and job-specific instructions.
  • Must be able to understand and follow verbal and written work instructions from shop leadership.
  • Basic knowledge of hand tools and power tools is preferred.
  • Must be willing and able to learn to safely operate applicable shop equipment, including punches, shears, and bending equipment.
  • Must be able to safely move, stage, organize, and prepare steel and other materials used in fabrication.
  • Must maintain clean and organized work areas and properly store materials, tools, parts, and scrap.
  • Must be willing to assist different areas of the shop as production needs and priorities change.
  • Must be willing and able to perform physical, hands-on fabrication work throughout the workday.
  • Must have valid driver’s license.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

Most work is in the greater Phoenix, AZ area.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ, where the middle half runs $24–$39/hr across 79 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 211 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 133 different employers. 51 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 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 (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, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. WELDING SHOP HANDS - construction workers figures were last recalculated when this page was built.