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Overview

Victory Sign Industries, Ltd, a national sign company in Fort Oglethorpe, GA, is accepting applications for a Sheet Metal Fabricator. The ideal candidate will have experience working with aluminum, be knowledgeable of many techniques and tools, be able to read drawings and have a mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

  • Bend, cut and mig weld aluminum and steel.
  • Operate various sheet metal shears, brake presses, circular metal saws, and other equipment.
  • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the trade.
  • Read blueprints and drawings for fitting and fabricating metal products.
  • Lift and carry items up to 50 lbs and maintain an efficient, steady work pace.
  • Work independently and as a team to complete work orders timely.
  • Pay close attention to detail and have good organizational skills.
  • Follow all safety, regulatory and environmental/hazardous standards.

Requirements

  • Experience working with aluminum.
  • Knowledge of many techniques and tools.
  • Mechanical aptitude.
  • Ability to read drawings.
  • Must be mechanically inclined.
  • Ability to lift and carry items up to 50 lbs.
  • Must pass drug screening and pre-employment physical.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $15/hr, this posting comes in about 44% below the $26/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Georgia, where the middle half runs $24–$30/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Fort Oglethorpe, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Fort Oglethorpe, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 245 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

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 Atlanta at $29/hr, Marietta at $29/hr, and Lithia Springs at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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