Job Description

Overview

As a Ground Maintenance Technician (GMT) in a stationary role, you will be a part of Delta’s Ground Support Equipment team, specializing in repairs and preventive maintenance on various mechanical and electrical systems. The ideal candidate will utilize technical documents to resolve malfunctions and maintain equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation and repair with precision measuring and testing instruments.
  • Determine changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts and using rulers, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
  • Ensure the proper functioning of mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic equipment by troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and calibrating industrial equipment.
  • Maintain equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
  • Prepare maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

Requirements

  • Consistently prioritize safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
  • Possess a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
  • Be at least 18 years of age and have authorization to work in the United States.
  • Must have a valid driver's license.
  • Must be proficient in English.
  • Ability to lift items weighing between 50 and 70 pounds.
  • Willingness to work a fixed and/or rotating schedule including afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Completion of a two-year degree at a post-secondary technical school or have a minimum of three years of demonstrated ability.
  • Must achieve a satisfactory score on entry tests structured to determine ability to perform required tasks.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Internal Employees must reference the company's Internal Mobility Policy and Residency Policy to ensure eligibility.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO

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 $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$50/hr across 44 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 119 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 87 different employers. 72 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 Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Delta Air Lines 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 Marathon (10), Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (7), and Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7). 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. Atlanta is among them.

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. Ground Maintenance Technician (Stationary) - ATL figures were last recalculated when this page was built.