Job Description

Overview

DBS Manufacturing is seeking a Fabrication Technician in Atlanta, Georgia, to contribute to the production of high-quality products through skilled craftsmanship and technical expertise. This role involves transforming engineering concepts into finished products while working in a collaborative manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and fabricate components.
  • Troubleshoot production issues.
  • Support assembly operations.
  • Maintain high standards of quality.

Requirements

  • Experience in fabrication.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
  • Comfortable operating fabrication equipment and using precision measuring tools.
  • Dependable, detail-oriented, and motivated to learn.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and commitment to workplace safety.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-Time
  • Onsite
  • Background check, pre-employment physical, and drug test required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 13% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, where the middle half runs $25–$40/hr across 40 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% 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 101 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 78 different employers. 47 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 358 other active welding openings from 228 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.

DBS Manufacturing currently has 2 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 Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), JCB North America (8), and Classic Collision (8). 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 $42/hr, Forest Park at $36/hr, and Atlanta at $30/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. Fabrication Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.