Job Description

Overview

This position is an essential part of Sherwin-Williams' manufacturing team, responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production and facility equipment to support production requirements and goals. The role involves various maintenance tasks to maintain a safe, clean, and productive working environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance inspections and service on equipment
  • Repair broken machines and equipment quickly and efficiently
  • Identify causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines
  • Record and report damaged, worn, or broken parts
  • Order and install replacement parts for machines
  • Assist in electrical projects and perform minor electrical repairs
  • Assist in pipe fitting tasks and perform some installation unassisted
  • Maintain and service building equipment including HVAC, lighting, water and sewer, etc.
  • Maintain documentation as required
  • Clean, organize, inventory, stock, and otherwise maintain shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies
  • Coordinate with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines
  • Maintain technical knowledge through training

Requirements

  • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
  • Must have at least one (1) year of work experience as a mechanic in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
  • Preferred: Have at least two (2) years of work experience as a mechanic in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
  • Preferred: Have an industrial, electrical, and/or welding certification or license
  • Preferred: Have at least one (1) year of maintenance experience applying electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic concepts
  • Preferred: Have at least one (1) year of work experience implementing Programmable Logic Controls (PLC)

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Day Shift 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Friday, Saturday, Sunday & every other Thursday
  • This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.

How this job compares in Morrow, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$32/hr across 110 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 Morrow, GA

Morrow, GA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 246 other active welding openings from 161 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Morrow, GA

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