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GA - Field Service Technician, Boiler, Burners, Combustion, PLC

Location

Atlanta, GA

Wage

$30 – $50/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Field Service Boiler Technician to join a specialized team supporting industrial steam and hot water systems across the Southeastern U.S. This travel-based role requires regular visits to customer facilities for on-site service, troubleshooting, and repair of high-pressure boiler and burner systems.

Responsibilities

  • Perform on-site diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repairs on industrial boilers, burners, and combustion control systems.
  • Conduct scheduled maintenance, emergency service calls, and code-compliant repairs.
  • Interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and combustion curves to identify root causes and implement solutions.
  • Collaborate with internal support teams and customer personnel to ensure safe and efficient system operation.
  • Maintain accurate service records and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.
  • Travel regionally to customer sites across Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and surrounding areas.

Requirements

  • Proven experience servicing industrial boiler and combustion systems (steam, hot water, and specialty applications).
  • Strong understanding of NFPA, IRI, Factory Mutual, and OSHA standards.
  • Skilled in mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, including flame safeguard systems and burner controls.
  • Comfortable working independently in the field with minimal supervision.
  • Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regionally.
  • Technical certifications or trade school training in boiler systems, HVAC, or industrial maintenance are a plus.
  • PLC programming/controls experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation based on experience, with an hourly rate being offered in the $30-50/hour range.
  • Opportunities for technical training and certification.
  • Supportive team culture with 24/7 dispatch and technical backup.

Additional Information

  • Location - Based out of our Atlanta, GA area facility, with regular regional travel and work onsite at customer locations covering both the greater Metro area, and other parts of the state.
  • For this position, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa.
  • This job was first posted by CyberCoders on 09/24/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Benefits

Competitive compensation based on experience, with an hourly rate being offered in the $30-50/hour range.
Opportunities for technical training and certification.
Supportive team culture with 24/7 dispatch and technical backup.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 29% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $25–$41/hr middle band drawn from 37 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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 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.

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. GA - Field Service Technician, Boiler, Burners, Combustion, PLC figures were last recalculated when this page was built.