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Overview

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and updating drawings, developing project scopes, and ensuring safety procedures are followed. The role requires technical expertise in mechanical systems and involves both project management and maintenance responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and update drawings.
  • Develop scope, plan, quote, and implement capital and maintenance projects.
  • Meet project schedules and budgets.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities.
  • Provide on-call responsibility for the mechanical department.
  • Act as a technical resource.
  • Develop maintenance procedures and quality specifications.
  • Assist with maintenance troubleshooting.
  • Maintain technical documents.
  • Assist with technical growth and training of mill personnel.
  • Ensure safety procedures are followed by all.
  • Engineer safety systems and guarding.
  • Evaluate and modify PM schedules to optimize uptime.
  • Assist with root cause failure analysis and develop corrective solutions.

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering, preferably Mechanical.
  • Industrial experience, preferably in pulp and paper.
  • Knowledge of mechanical systems including pumps, gearboxes, lubrication, vibration, piping, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, and thermal systems.
  • Computer skills including AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
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How this job compares in Conyers, 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 136 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 Conyers, GA

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Conyers, GA right now, from 9 different employers. 5 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 Conyers, 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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