Job Description

Overview

Emory Healthcare is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic Specialist III to support and oversee equipment, patient care, and sustainability within its facilities management team. The organization offers a supportive environment with comprehensive health benefits and ongoing mentorship for professional growth.

Responsibilities

  • Licensed skilled, trained and certified in one of the competency areas of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, steam control, and related building systems and equipment.
  • Practices under the guidance of a licensed professional and provides guidance to maintenance mechanics.
  • Interprets departmental and organizational policies and procedures for staff to ensure consistent practices.
  • Picks-up and distributes work assignments and gives direction to ensure work orders are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Schedules, monitors and directs workflow.
  • Observes and reviews work produced by staff to maintain efficiency and timely services.
  • Reads and interprets blueprints, drawings, schematics and written technical documents to locate areas of trouble and complete repairs accurately.
  • Performs preventive maintenance on related equipment, buildings and building systems to ensure safe and proper operations.
  • Shuts down equipment prior to scheduled repairs if necessary.

Requirements

  • Minimum of ten years of experience in building maintenance with supportive licensure or degree in building maintenance OR 20 years of experience in one or more of the competency areas.
  • Positions may require a valid Georgia driver's license and an insurable driving record.
  • Some positions may require the ability to lift 50 pounds and to bend, stoop, and twist.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Wellness incentives

Benefits

Health Insurance
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Wellness incentives

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$41/hr across 34 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 96 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 62 different employers. 30 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 363 other active welding openings from 211 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.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (9). 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 Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $36/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

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