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Overview

Savannah Tank & Equipment is hiring 4-6 experienced Welder/Fabricators for true ASME code work, offering a competitive wage of $25 – $35 per hour plus a new hire bonus of up to $6,000. Relocation assistance is available for out-of-town candidates who can submit a video weld test.

Responsibilities

  • Manufacture and fabricate steel tanks, pressure vessels, and/or components.
  • Follow blueprints and company procedures to meet product specifications.
  • Calculate material measurements to verify specifications.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in welding and metal fabrication (5+ years required).
  • Experience with MIG and Flux Core welding in stainless and carbon steels; TIG and Sub-Arc experience also relevant.
  • Solid familiarity with welding equipment, procedures, and symbols.
  • Must pass company weld test; video weld test may be submitted for candidates living more than 50 miles from Savannah.
  • Ability to follow instructions and perform basic math involving fractions and degrees.
  • Ability to accurately read tape measure, blueprints and schematics.
  • Ability to handle physical workload including ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Positive attitude and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Must pass pre-employment drug test.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Online applications can be submitted through the job posting or via email with a resume and video weld test link.
  • In-person applications are accepted Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
  • Location: 1517 Telfair Road, Garden City, GA.
  • For more information, visit www.savannahtank.com.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Garden City, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $22–$30/hr middle band drawn from 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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 Garden City, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Garden City, 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 246 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

Savannah Tank and Equipment Corporation 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 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, Lithia Springs at $29/hr, and Marietta at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core work. 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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