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Overview

Yancey Bros. Co. has been the authorized Caterpillar equipment dealer for Georgia since 1914, providing high-quality sales, parts, and service. As a Machinist/Welder Technician, you will be responsible for fabricating and repairing damaged parts in a safe and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

  • Safely run machine shop equipment.
  • Experience with Manual Lathes and Mill.
  • Fabricate and/or repair damaged parts.
  • Fabricate a part from a print or description.
  • Safely work in a shop environment and follow all company safety guidelines.
  • Read and understand service materials.
  • Clean and maintain work area.
  • Work assigned overtime as needed.
  • Participate in required safety program and work in a safe manner.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by manager.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Prior experience in welding is required.
  • Basic experience running machine equipment.
  • Ability to lift metal sheets and read tape measures.
  • Basic technician skills.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and knowledge of tools applicable to the position.
  • Desire to learn and provide superior customer service.
  • Ability to take direction and work in a team environment.

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Austell, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 147 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 Austell, GA

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Austell, GA right now, from 8 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 375 other active welding openings from 239 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Austell, or widen the search to Georgia.

Yancey Bros. Co. currently has 4 other openings live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Dover Food Retail (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Marietta at $29/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. Machinist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.