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Job Description

Overview

Sunbelt Rentals is a leading equipment rental company in North America, offering a wide range of equipment and exceptional service. They are seeking a Technician 1 to perform preventive maintenance and repairs on various types of equipment in a safety-focused environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
  • Make repairs on equipment to avoid downtime.
  • Work on Aerial Work Platforms, general construction tools, and specialty lines equipment.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required, some trade school or equivalent training desired.
  • 1 to 3 years of Technician experience with diesel equipment, heavy construction equipment, or specialty lines equipment preferred.
  • Knowledge of hydraulic systems and troubleshooting fundamentals.
  • Knowledge of electrical systems and troubleshooting fundamentals.
  • Ability to be flexible with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Bilingual (Spanish or Other) may be required based on location needs.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Physical demands include bending, squatting, crouching, reaching, and lifting 50 pounds or more.
  • Work may be indoors or outdoors as required by the job.
  • Qualified Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 42% below the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Forest Park, GA, where the middle half runs $36–$39/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 Forest Park, GA

Forest Park, GA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 358 other active welding openings from 227 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Forest Park, or widen the search to Georgia.

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 $39/hr, and Atlanta at $30/hr. Forest Park is among them.

Similar openings near Forest Park, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Technician 1 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.