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Overview

B&G Equipment and Supply is seeking a Construction Equipment Mechanic for their rental division, offering a minimum hourly wage of $25.00/hour with benefits starting on the first day of employment. The company has invested significantly in a fleet for construction projects and values exceptional customer service and a strong company culture.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect tools and equipment to diagnose malfunction or determine functional condition.
  • Maintain tools and equipment in accordance with maintenance schedules.
  • Repair tools and equipment enclosures, interiors, dashboards, and related equipment.
  • Repair electrical and simple electronic malfunctions.
  • Perform emergency repairs away from the shop to return equipment to operation.
  • Operate tools and equipment to diagnose malfunction or move it in or out of the shop area.
  • Clean and maintain tools, equipment, and the general shop area.
  • Maintain all required records and yearly equipment inspections.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years rental industry experience preferred.
  • JLG/Genie Certified preferred.
  • Must have product knowledge of John Deere, Komatsu, Bobcat, and Caterpillar.
  • Ability to acquire knowledge of principles, methods, tools, and equipment used in repair.
  • Ability to follow all applicable safety standards, rules, laws, and procedures.
  • Ability to acquire increasingly complex mechanical skills.
  • Ability to record information in written work orders and computer databases.
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with coworkers and customers.
  • High school diploma.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Austell, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, where the middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 107 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% 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 Austell, GA

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Austell, GA right now, from 7 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 342 other active welding openings from 195 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Austell, or widen the search to Georgia.

Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC 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 Lockheed Martin (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Classic Collision (9). 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 Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $39/hr, and Atlanta at $28/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. Construction Equipment Mechanic figures were last recalculated when this page was built.