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Overview

The Maintenance Technician at PBNA is responsible for troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance of packaging line and blending area equipment to maximize efficiency. The role requires mechanical and electrical skills to ensure smooth operations and compliance with safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all parts and equipment on the packaging line and blending areas.
  • Monitor packaging operations and suggest mechanical or electrical changes to increase efficiency.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on various equipment including fillers, cappers, and conveyors.
  • Calibrate level and conductivity probes using Wonderware software and make minor program changes as needed.
  • Write and complete work orders in a timely manner while adhering to standard operating procedures.
  • Model safe practices and ensure compliance with Food Safety, GMP Procedures, HSE, and 5S requirements.
  • Work with Safety, Continuous Improvement, and Quality Leaders to address defects.

Requirements

  • Mechanical skills and experience in maintenance, burning and welding operations, plumbing, and machining.
  • Electrical skills to understand relay logic, electrical schematics, and troubleshoot AC and DC circuits.
  • Proficient in operating shop equipment such as lathe, end mill, and welder.
  • Ability to lift 50lbs and work overtime, weekends, and off-shifts.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to take on multiple roles and tasks.
  • Demonstrated initiative and leadership capabilities.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 34% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $26–$31/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 40 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 32 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 246 other active welding openings from 162 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

PepsiCo currently has 1 other opening 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 Mullins Mechanical (6), Aerotek (5), and Gerber Collision & Glass (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 Atlanta at $29/hr, Lithia Springs at $29/hr, and Marietta at $24/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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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. Maintenance Technician (Gatorade) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.