The People of Phoenix Global – Reggie Neiman

REGGIE REIMAN Welder | Fabricator

Reggie Reiman simply describes himself as a welder. But few outside the Phoenix plant walls could possibly understand what that means. Although it’s a simple concept—a guy pulls his mask down, strikes an arc, and he’s welding—that is about as far from what Reggie does as would be Taylor Swift ringing a bell.

At Phoenix, Reggie is equal parts builder, engineer, repairman, daredevil, and artist. “I don’t think people actually understand what we’re doing here,” said Reiman. “We do all our welding in-house; sometimes we’re completely reinventing the wheel. It’s hard to imagine the weight these things hold that we put together and some of the challenges we’re faced with every day. We’re not just welding plates together.”

What they are welding are slag trucks, C-frames, loader buckets, water trucks, and odds and ends fabrication. “We basically handle everything metal-wise, welding-wise, cutting-wise, anything-wise,” said Reiman. “We make our own buckets, and I’ll say, we do have some of the better-looking buckets of any other site.”

Reggie got into the business when he took a job doing refractory work right out of high school. After a couple of years, he was ready to move on and move up, and he learned of Phoenix from friends and jumped at the chance to work there when offered. Eight years in, Reggie is now teaching the welding Masterclass he once learned.

“No project is the same,” said Reiman. “You’ve got to be adaptable, you’ve got to be creative and be flexible. You have to be willing to try new things and just put yourself out there. It’s what I really like about the job.”

Having played guitar, bass, and drums in bands in high school, Reggie has a musical side that only comes out when jamming with his kids or having people to his house. In other spare time, he welds on the side for friends; it’s just in his DNA.

A self-described “what you see is what you get” kind of guy, Reggie adds, “I like my job and the people I work with, and I do enjoy welding.”

Reggie Reiman is a welder.