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Job Description

Overview

Emory University is seeking an HVAC Mechanic for its Campus Services department, which operates from Friday to Monday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm. The role involves installing, maintaining, and repairing HVAC systems while contributing to the university's commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Installs, maintains, and repairs HVAC systems, components, and equipment.
  • Rewires high voltage on HVAC equipment.
  • Routinely inspects systems and equipment.
  • Analyzes HVAC systems operations and repairs various heating and cooling systems.
  • Changes filters, lubricates bearings, replaces belts, checks seals, and maintains controls.
  • Reads and interprets blueprints and schematic drawings.
  • Operates hand tools and test equipment used in HVAC.
  • Takes precautions when working with hazardous materials.
  • Drives and maintains utility vehicles.
  • Performs related responsibilities as required.

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent and four years of HVAC maintenance experience, or completion of a formal HVAC training program.
  • Knowledge of HVAC systems.
  • Valid Georgia driver's license and insurable driving record.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds and to bend, stoop, and twist.

Additional Information

  • Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$40/hr across 43 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 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.

Emory University 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 $30/hr, and Marietta at $30/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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