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Overview

The Crater Packer A position involves fabricating shipping containers and packing various materials for military and commercial specifications. The role requires operating power tools and cranes, as well as following blueprints and specifications to ensure safe and secure shipment of items domestically and overseas.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricates shipping containers and crates to specifications.
  • Operates various saws, drill presses, and other power tools.
  • Uses cranes and electric forklifts to load and secure items for shipment.
  • Designs and builds shipping fixtures and reusable containers.
  • Packs materials in containers using knowledge of crating practices.
  • Applies corrosion preventive compounds as needed.

Requirements

  • Two years of validated woodwork experience.
  • Ability to use various hand tools and power tools.
  • Knowledge of box building and crating practices.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and sketches.
  • Knowledge of structural design and integrity.
  • Ability to fabricate shipping cradles made of steel.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10).
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 24% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Marietta, GA — toward the top of a $24–$41/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 54% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Marietta, GA

We're tracking 23 other active welding openings in Marietta, GA right now, from 17 different employers. 9 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 Marietta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Lockheed Martin currently has 4 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 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, Atlanta at $31/hr, and Lithia Springs at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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