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Overview

The Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) is seeking experienced welders to join as Combination Welding Instructors, delivering hands-on training to students in welding and related skilled trades. AIM is a premier institution in aviation maintenance education, committed to equipping the next generation of technicians with essential skills.

Responsibilities

  • Teach welding techniques, procedures, and safety practices in a hands-on learning environment
  • Deliver instruction in MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core welding processes
  • Demonstrate practical welding and fabrication skills used in industry settings
  • Maintain accurate records of attendance, grades, and student progress
  • Support curriculum updates and collaborate with program leadership
  • Help create a structured, engaging, and safety-focused learning environment
  • Maintain classroom, welding lab equipment, and instructional materials

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Minimum three (3) years of hands-on welding experience required
  • Background in combination welding, fabrication, manufacturing, industrial, or construction welding environments preferred
  • American Welding Society (AWS) certification required within the first six (6) months of employment
  • Strong knowledge of welding processes, welding safety, and fabrication techniques
  • Interest in mentoring, coaching, and developing students
  • Ability to work in a structured, compliance-driven educational environment
  • Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint
  • Flexibility to support evening schedules as needed

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Location: 2025 Satellite Pointe, Duluth, GA 30096
  • Compensation: $30-$32 per hour, based on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors
  • Schedule: Monday–Thursday: 6am-2:30pm; Friday: 6:00am–12:00pm (Friday hours may be flexible)

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, whose middle half runs $25–$41/hr across 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 51% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 92 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 67 different employers. 38 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 361 other active welding openings from 211 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.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (12), 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. Atlanta is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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