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Job Description

Overview

Saia is a logistics and transportation company committed to its people, customers, and community. The Trailer Mechanic position involves maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing trailers used for transporting goods.

Responsibilities

  • Services, inspects, and repairs tractor-trailers.
  • Diagnoses failures and makes repairs on mechanical, electrical, and various systems on a trailer.
  • Uses hydraulic jacks and hoists to gain access to the underside of trailers.
  • Conducts full inspections of trailers to identify any issues.
  • Tests trailers after repairs to ensure they are operating without issues.
  • Maintains a detailed record of all service and maintenance activities.
  • Repairs defective parts such as brakes, tires, axles, wiring, and hydraulic systems.

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Authorized to work in the United States.
  • Must provide and maintain personal maintenance tools.
  • Read, write, communicate and comprehend the English language.
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How this job compares in Ellenwood, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $22–$36/hr middle band drawn from 134 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 68% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Ellenwood, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Ellenwood, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 216 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

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.

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