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Job Description

Overview

We seek an experienced forklift technician with 3+ years' experience in a shop or field setting. This position involves diagnosing, adjusting, repairing, or overhauling mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment used in construction.

Responsibilities

  • Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
  • Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
  • Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoist and hand tools.
  • Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers’ specifications.
  • Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience as a forklift technician or automotive technician in a dealership setting.
  • Troubleshooting skills to determine causes of operating errors.
  • Equipment maintenance skills to perform routine maintenance.
  • Ability to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed for the job.
  • Installation skills for equipment, machines, wiring, or programs.
  • Operating monitoring skills to ensure machines are working properly.
  • Problem sensitivity to recognize when something is wrong.
  • Information ordering skills to arrange actions according to specific rules.
  • Manual dexterity to manipulate or assemble objects.
  • Near vision to see details at close range.
  • Multi-limb coordination to coordinate limbs while performing tasks.
  • Control precision to adjust machine controls accurately.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Must have own tools.
  • People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.
  • Experience in Forklift is recommended.
  • Company van provided.
  • Training in both technical and safety.
  • Safe and secure workplace.
  • Uniforms.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Decatur, 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–$37/hr across 164 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 Decatur, GA

Decatur, GA currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 407 other active welding openings from 254 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Decatur, or widen the search to Georgia.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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