Job Description

Overview

The Lead Mechanic is responsible for performing routine maintenance and repairs on vehicles and equipment, ensuring safe operations and compliance with regulations. This role involves maintaining records, diagnosing issues, and leading in the absence of supervisors.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment using industry standard methods.
  • Maintain vehicle maintenance records.
  • Schedule and complete preventive maintenance for all equipment.
  • Maintain a safe and clean shop facility.
  • Review D.V.I.R. reports and perform necessary repairs.
  • Provide accurate labor hours for each product line.
  • Diagnose and repair operational difficulties with vehicles and equipment.
  • Maintain and repair heavy diesel, gas, and electrically operated equipment and vehicles.
  • Complete reports, work orders, and order parts as required.
  • Assist in reviewing mechanical write-ups and coordinating repair schedules.
  • Ensure safe working conditions and compliance with safety regulations.
  • Utilize a variety of power and hand tools and equipment.
  • Maintain a clean work area.
  • Conform to applicable laws and company policies.
  • Assume leadership role in the absence of the Supervisor/Manager.
  • Keep up with the latest technology through technical manuals and training.
  • Attend safety and branch meetings.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED desired.
  • Possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
  • Completion of DOT certification for air brake inspection and adjustment.
  • Possess two years practical experience in heavy truck repair.
  • Complete all company provided technical training and continuing education programs.
  • Must meet relevant criteria for safety sensitive functions.

How this job compares in Fairburn, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 153 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 Fairburn, GA

Fairburn, GA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 245 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Fairburn, or widen the search to 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 Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Marietta at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Fairburn, GA

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