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Overview

The Crane Hoist Technician is responsible for the maintenance, servicing, repair, and troubleshooting of cranes, hoists, and related machinery. The role requires a strong work ethic, knowledge of hoist techniques, and the ability to work in various conditions, including extensive travel throughout the southeast United States.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the performance of complex maintenance, servicing, repair, and troubleshooting of cranes, hoists, and related machinery and equipment.
  • Responsible for preventative maintenance of all hoist/crane related equipment.
  • Accountable for safety of installation/service team.
  • Responsible for quality of erection/dismantle.
  • Ability to adjust or replace bearings, brakes, cables, guide rails, counterweights, cable sheaves, and buffers.
  • Responsible for adjusting safety controls, counter weights, and mechanism of doors.
  • Performs cleaning and placement of tools as well as cleaning the provided work area.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Knowledge of hoist techniques/crane mechanical theory.
  • Self motivated and a team player.
  • Familiarity in using hand tools.

Additional Information

  • Ability to work in inclement weather.
  • Ability to position the body to effect repairs in confined areas, 200 feet plus in the air on a crane/hoist, under crane, etc.
  • Ability to climb stairs, i.e. tower sections, crane, ladder, etc.
  • Overtime and weekend work is required.
  • Must be able to travel on short notice.
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How this job compares in Austell, 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 $22–$34/hr across 178 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 Austell, GA

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Austell, GA right now, from 8 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 444 other active welding openings from 282 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Austell, or widen the search to Georgia.

Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC currently has 6 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 Lennox (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, Atlanta at $33/hr, and Conyers at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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