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Overview

As a Mechanical Installer, you will join our Installation team supporting large-scale material handling and conveyor system projects across the continental United States. This role involves the layout, pre-assembly, installation, and run-in of conveyor equipment, requiring a strong commitment to safety and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the layout and pre-assembly of conveyor systems.
  • Install overhead steel beams, elevated walkways, structural steel, and various mechanical components.
  • Assemble and align conveyors, guard rails, racks, and air piping.
  • Interpret and work from detailed mechanical drawings and assembly instructions.
  • Adhere strictly to safety procedures and company quality standards.
  • Keep tools, equipment, and work areas organized and safe.
  • Be ready for a role that involves 100% travel across the U.S.
  • Physically handle jobsite demands, including lifting at least 50 lbs.

Requirements

  • 1–5 years of hands-on installation experience.
  • Ability to read engineered drawings.
  • High school diploma or equivalent experience; technical degrees or specialized training preferred.
  • Basic mechanical and technical curiosity.
  • Can acquire OSHA 10 certification upon hire.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience in installing and/or maintaining conveyor equipment preferred.
  • Some computer experience preferred.
  • A valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and hand tools are required.

Benefits

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

Additional Information

  • This is a 100% travel position requiring extended stays at job sites.
  • Ability to work in physically demanding construction environments.

Benefits

Career Development
Competitive Compensation and Benefits
Pay Transparency
Global Opportunities
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, where the middle half runs $26–$40/hr across 42 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 102 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 73 different employers. 43 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 365 other active welding openings from 207 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.

Dematic 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 (14), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and JCB North America (8). 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 Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $31/hr, and Marietta at $30/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Installer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.