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Overview

The Mobile Trailer Technician will perform general to moderate level of repairs on trailer chassis, bodies, and accessories, primarily at customer locations and trailer yards. Rush Truck Centers is the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships across the US, offering a rewarding career in the transportation industry.

Responsibilities

  • Report to the Body Shop or Service Manager and be assigned daily duties.
  • Review each repair order, work order, and estimator’s notes to understand repairs needed before starting work.
  • Complete all repairs according to the documentation on the repair order or supplement.
  • Perform aluminum and steel welding using MIG and TIG methods.
  • Conduct DOT inspections on semi-trailers by DOT standards.
  • Diagnose simple 12 volt electrical light systems.
  • Have basic knowledge of air brake and ABS systems and repairs.
  • Possess basic metal fabrication ability.
  • Adapt to perform similar repairs on various types and brands of components.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • Two years’ experience in trailer repair.
  • Certified in aluminum and steel welding; both MIG and TIG welding.
  • May require additional certification depending on the type of tankers worked on.
  • Valid driver’s license and must be insurable.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Performance-based incentives
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Performance-based incentives
Ongoing training and development opportunities
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, whose middle half runs $28–$42/hr across 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 82 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 65 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 376 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 Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Rush Enterprises, Inc 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 Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (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. Atlanta is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mobile Trailer Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.