Job Description

Purpose

Our Welder role performs Basic Stick and MIG welding operations on standard and custom parts using proper tools, techniques, and safety practices. This role also maintains weld quality while contributing to continuous production flow and adherence to safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

Perform Basic Stick and Welding Tasks (50%) Operate Stick and Mig welders to join metal components on standard and custom products. Use appropriate weld settings and fixtures to maintain weld integrity.

Support Retrofit, Modification, and Repair (30%) Complete retrofits and modify standard products as directed. Repair forms and components following specifications and quality standards.

Read Drawings and Interpret Specifications (10%) Review and interpret engineering drawings to determine weld locations, sizes, and sequence. Use tape measures and gauges to confirm dimensions to 1/64".

Maintain a Clean and Safe Work Area (10%) Keep workspaces free from debris and organized for efficient workflow. Adhere to all environmental and safety procedures and policies.

Additional duties may be assigned to meet organizational goals and priorities. Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, to meet organizational goals and priorities.

Physical Demands

Level III Work: Exerting up to 70 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 lbs. of force frequently, and/or 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks with or with or without a reasonable accommodation: Climbing: Rarely Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines Vision: Continuously Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment. Standing: Frequently to Continuously Sitting: Rarely to Continuously Walking: Frequently Forward bend in standing: Occasionally to Frequently Rotation in standing: Occasionally Squatting: Occasionally to Frequently Kneeling: Occasionally to Frequently Stooping: Occasionally to frequently Static postures: Occasionally to Frequently Right-hand Left-hand coordination: continuous with average eye/hand coordination Reaching: Frequently Crawling: Occasionally Crouching: Occasionally to Frequently Repetitive Motions- Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Frequently to Continuously Elevated work: Crown level 5 lbs up to 2 mins occasionally, and rarely 20 lbs up to 20 secs Floor to waist vertical lift: Frequently 25 lbs, occasionally up to 50 lbs Waist to crown vertical lift: Frequently 25 lbs, occasionally up to 50 lbs Horizontal carry: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally up to 50 lbs for 25 feet One hand carry: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally up to 50 lbs for 25 feet Push horizontally: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs, and Rarely up to 70 lbs for 20 feet Pull horizontally: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs, and Rarely up to 70 lbs for 20 feet One hand pull right hand: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs for 20 ft One hand pull left hand: Frequently 25 lbs, Occasionally 50 lbs for 20 ft Left hand repetitive coupling: Frequently 65 lbs, Occasionally up to 80 lbs Right hand repetitive coupling: Frequently 65 lbs, Occasionally up to 80 lbs Expertise in: Ability to regularly perform all job functions at company office or worksite Ability to withstand environmental conditions such as extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, noises. Etc. Ability to wear personal protective equipment as required.

Core Competencies Technical Skills: Proficiently uses job-specific tools, systems, and procedures to perform tasks effectively. Responsibility: Takes ownership of actions, tasks, and outcomes; follows through on commitments. Mathematics: Applies basic and advanced math skills accurately in job-related functions. Adaptability: Adjusts quickly and effectively to changing circumstances, priorities, and feedback. Collaboration: Works well with others toward shared goals, contributing constructively to team efforts.

Qualifications Welding experience. Familiarity with mechanical drawings and measurement tools.

Working Arrangement This role will work 100% onsite at our Conley, GA warehouse.

How this job compares in Conley, 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 $21–$32/hr across 133 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 Conley, GA

Conley, GA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 246 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Conley, or widen the search to Georgia.

EFCO Forming & Shoring Solutions 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. 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.

Similar openings near Conley, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Warehouse - Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.