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Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Journeyman supports mechanical service and retrofit work by performing sheet metal modifications and mechanical piping tasks. This role emphasizes safety, adherence to job specifications, and high-quality work in various environments.

Responsibilities

  • Perform sheet metal modification and installation to support mechanical equipment.
  • Remove and replace pipe gaskets; prepare flange faces and verify proper fit-up.
  • Complete chiller valve replacements including operational checks.
  • Install flanged pipe couplings and torque to specification.
  • Execute Lockout/Tagout procedures to ensure safety.
  • Read and work from job documentation to complete tasks correctly.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area and follow all safety policies.
  • Communicate job status and document completed work as required.
  • Use and maintain tools and equipment properly.
  • Support troubleshooting and basic mechanical service tasks.
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How this job compares in Fayetteville, 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 154 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 Fayetteville, GA

Fayetteville, GA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 3 of them were 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 Fayetteville, or widen the search to Georgia.

Comfort Systems USA currently has 3 other openings 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 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.

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