Job Description

Overview

CGL is a provider of justice facility planning, design, and program management and maintenance solutions to justice facilities and other public facilities throughout the U.S. The General Trades Technician will provide general maintenance to facilities and building maintenance, being responsible for checking, troubleshooting, and making routine repairs in various maintenance areas.

Responsibilities

  • Performs general maintenance and repair work on facilities and equipment.
  • Responds to service requests for electrical, HVAC systems, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and other maintenance items.
  • Performs routine preventative maintenance to ensure machines operate smoothly.
  • Follows an established preventive maintenance program for heating and ventilation systems.
  • Assists in emergency maintenance as required, including sewage backups and water leaks.
  • Assembles, installs, and repairs wiring, electrical components, and plumbing.
  • Checks blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs.
  • Installs, maintains, evaluates, and repairs facility systems.
  • Operates plant equipment and building automation systems.
  • Maintains tools and equipment in ready repair and assists in inventory management.
  • Understands proper use of equipment and chemicals and uses personal protective equipment.
  • Reads blueprints and sketches to determine work and resources required.
  • Maintains a clean and safe workplace according to safety procedures.
  • Handles hazardous materials in accordance with laws and regulations.
  • Ensures unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
  • Completes compliance, safety, and developmental training as assigned.
  • Available for on-call services as needed.
  • Trains other technicians and provides mentorship.
  • Submits work orders into the CMMS system per company policy.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental

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 $25–$47/hr across 39 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 99 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 74 different employers. 53 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 410 other active welding openings from 260 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.

Hunt Companies, Inc 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 Classic Collision (9), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Yancey Bros. Co. (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 Marietta at $39/hr, Forest Park at $39/hr, and Atlanta 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. General Trades Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.