Job Description

Overview

The Electro-Mechanical Technician Level 3 is responsible for troubleshooting and preventative/predictive maintenance on various automated equipment at the Fairburn, Georgia location. This role requires flexibility in hours and includes overtime work as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Repair and maintain Material Handling Equipment (MHE), including belt tracking and component adjustment/replacement.
  • Complete preventative maintenance routines, documentation, and procedures.
  • Use electrical test equipment to troubleshoot electrical circuitry.
  • Build and close work orders into the asset management system with detailed data.
  • Troubleshoot semi-complex problems and determine the resources needed to resolve them.
  • Locate and supervise spare parts from inventory.
  • Perform routine maintenance and equipment testing to ensure they meet specifications.
  • Respond to service calls and address equipment failures and faults.
  • Identify problems as they occur and take appropriate steps to tackle them.
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent experience required.
  • An associate's degree or vocational technical training is advantageous.
  • 2-3 years of experience in troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment preferred.
  • Proven experience in the area of responsibility and successful demonstration of position and key responsibilities.
  • Ability to lift and move material up to 50 pounds.
  • Regular bending, lifting, stretching, and reaching both below the waist and above the head.
  • Occasionally push and pull wheeled dollies loaded with products up to 100 pounds.
  • Ability to climb ladders and gangways safely and without limitation.
  • Ability to work in diverse conditions: small spaces, dust, fumes, extreme temperatures, noise, vibration, standing long hours on concrete, wet or uneven surfaces.
  • Must be able to stand/walk for up to 10–12 hours.
  • Competent in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Google G-Suite.
  • Flexibility in covering multiple shifts and holiday hours as required.

Benefits

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

Additional Information

  • The hours for this position are Wednesday 11pm to 5am, Thursday through Friday 5pm to 5am, and every alternate Saturday and Sunday 5pm to 5am.
  • Overtime work is required and as needed.

Benefits

Career Development
Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Pay Transparency
Global Opportunities

How this job compares in Fairburn, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 15% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $22–$37/hr middle band drawn from 163 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% 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 Fairburn, GA

Fairburn, GA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 407 other active welding openings from 255 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Fairburn, or widen the search to Georgia.

Dematic currently has 2 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 Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). 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, Marietta at $32/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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