Job Description

Overview

Dematic is seeking a skilled and motivated Mechanical Installation Foreman to lead small crews in executing mechanical installation tasks while ensuring safety, quality, and productivity on customer project sites across the continental United States, requiring 90% travel.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and provide daily direction to a team of 1–3 mechanical installers.
  • Support larger teams and potentially lead operations on alternate shifts when the primary supervisor is off-site.
  • Provide training, coaching, and support to less experienced personnel.
  • Participate in and, when required, lead daily stand-up meetings.
  • Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, including Behavior-Based Safety Observations (BBSO), Job Safety Analyses (JSA), and Job Hazard Analyses (JHA).
  • Take personal responsibility for safety and ensure the safety of team members.
  • Complete assigned mechanical installation tasks within scheduled timelines.
  • Perform and oversee installation and maintenance of conveyor systems and components, structural and header steel, platforms and guardrails, rack systems, and air piping systems.
  • Assist in equipment run-in and system start-up.
  • Read, interpret, and execute work from engineered drawings and layouts.
  • Perform audits to ensure installation quality and adherence to standards.
  • Execute and support discipline-specific work, including exposure to VFD systems.
  • Identify issues proactively and recommend corrective actions.
  • Provide regular site status updates to Project Managers and Site Managers.
  • Write clear, concise trip reports and job documentation.
  • Communicate effectively with team members, supervisors, and project stakeholders.
  • Perform independent tasks as required.
  • Maintain jobsite housekeeping and organization standards.
  • Support overall project success through teamwork and adaptability.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Technical degree or specialized training preferred.
  • 2–5 years of experience in mechanical installation, including conveyor systems and structural steel erection.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical/engineered drawings.
  • Strong safety awareness and leadership mindset.
  • Effective communication and basic supervisory skills.
  • Basic computer proficiency (email, spreadsheets, reporting tools).
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs or more.
  • Ability to push, pull, squat, crawl, and walk on large construction sites.
  • Comfortable working in various climates and environments.
  • Willingness to travel 100% within the continental U.S.
  • Valid driver’s license required.

Benefits

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

Benefits

Career Development
Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Pay Transparency
Global Opportunities

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $37/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, where the middle half runs $28–$50/hr across 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 119 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 87 different employers. 72 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 444 other active welding openings from 282 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.

Dematic 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 Marathon (10), Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (7), and Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7). 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 $37/hr, and Conyers at $31/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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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 Installation Foreman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.