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Job Description

Overview

The Compactor Shop Technician B is responsible for troubleshooting, designing, installing, and repairing compactors and power units under supervision. This role emphasizes compliance with safety procedures and requires hands-on skills in welding and hydraulics.

Responsibilities

  • Replace hydraulic cylinders.
  • Fabricate replacement hoses and fittings.
  • Weld steel components using MIG and Arc welding equipment.
  • Cut steel using a plasma cutter or torch.
  • Fabricate steel components for compactors.
  • Perform on-site repairs at customer locations.
  • Follow all safety policies and procedures.
  • Complete required paperwork.
  • Install company and safety decals on all compactors.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
  • Refer more complex repairs to the Technician A or Lead Technician.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated proficiency with welding, hydraulics, or electronics.
  • Ability to utilize MIG & stick welders, plasma cutter, and airless paint sprayers.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to follow directions with minimal supervisory involvement.
  • At least 2 years of prior experience with hydraulic pumps and hoses.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Austell, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$36/hr across 130 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 Austell, GA

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Austell, GA right now, from 8 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 363 other active welding openings from 212 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Austell, or widen the search to Georgia.

Republic Services 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 (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (9). 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 $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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