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Overview

LiftOne is a fourth-generation, family-owned company that has been supporting the supply chain by maintaining essential goods. The Shop Technician role involves diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining forklifts and material handling equipment at customer sites, requiring hands-on technical skills and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and repair forklifts and material handling equipment (gas, diesel, LP, and electric)
  • Perform preventative maintenance and safety inspections
  • Accurately document work performed and communicate effectively with customers using our work order management system
  • Maintain your service vehicle, tools, and parts inventory
  • Represent LiftOne with professionalism and pride in every customer interaction

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in the material handling industry or related experience in automotive, diesel, military, or heavy equipment mechanics
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical systems
  • Ability to work independently in the field
  • Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
  • Strong customer service mindset and positive attitude
  • Experience with ServiceMax or similar computerized maintenance/work order management systems preferred
  • Lead with a safety-first mindset, following all company and customer safety protocols

Benefits

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

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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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 $37/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$50/hr across 37 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 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.

Weisiger Group 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), 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.

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. Shop Technician – Material Handling Equipment figures were last recalculated when this page was built.