Industrial Maintenance Technician

Location

Atlanta, GA

Wage

$25 – $30/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

TAV Holdings is seeking a dependable, mechanically inclined Maintenance Technician to keep our finished goods production equipment safe, reliable, and operating efficiently. The ideal candidate will take ownership of their work, pay attention to details, and maintain a clean, organized work area.

Responsibilities

  • Perform daily equipment inspections and scheduled preventive maintenance.
  • Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Inspect and service pumps, cylinders, valves, hoses, bearings, belts, and other machine components.
  • Respond to equipment breakdowns and work with engineering and production to reduce downtime.
  • Document maintenance work, identify recurring problems, and communicate repair and parts needs.
  • Follow lockout/tagout procedures and safely isolate stored hydraulic and pneumatic energy before servicing equipment.
  • Keep tools, parts, equipment, and maintenance areas clean and organized.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience preferred.
  • Hands-on experience troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and proficiency with hand and power tools.
  • Ability to read equipment manuals and basic mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics.
  • Dependable, detail-oriented, and accountable for completing quality work.
  • Clear communication and the ability to work independently and with a team.
  • Experience with extrusion or plastics manufacturing equipment is a plus.

Additional Information

  • On-site position in Atlanta, GA.

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 11% 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 31% 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 72 different employers. 44 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 365 other active welding openings from 206 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 (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.

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. Industrial Maintenance Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.