Job Description

Overview

As a Field Decommission Technician at Sunbelt Solomon, you’ll be responsible for safely dismantling and processing electrical equipment at customer sites across the country. This hands-on role is ideal for mechanically skilled professionals who value safety and environmental stewardship.

Responsibilities

  • Dismantle and remove equipment, materials, and infrastructure from operational sites using hand tools, pneumatic tools, plasma cutters, and AO equipment.
  • Operate heavy machinery—including excavators and telehandlers—safely and efficiently.
  • Work in demanding environments and extended shifts while maintaining professionalism and productivity.
  • Follow all safety and environmental procedures, including spill-containment protocols and incident reporting.
  • Complete assigned work orders and documentation accurately and on time.
  • Travel up to 80% of the time, including frequent overnights.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Valid driver’s license (CDL preferred).
  • Strong mechanical background with experience working under deadlines.
  • Ability to operate or learn excavators, telehandlers, and similar equipment.
  • Proficiency with hand, electric, and pneumatic tools; torch/rigging experience helpful.
  • Physical ability to perform strenuous labor and work in varied environmental conditions.
  • Commitment to strict safety and environmental compliance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Temp employees are not eligible for company benefits.
  • Following an offer of employment, all candidates are required to complete a background check and drug screen.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$49/hr across 30 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 95 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 76 different employers. 42 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 407 other active welding openings from 255 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Sunbelt Solomon 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 Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). 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, Marietta at $32/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

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