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Overview

K&S Countertops LLC is a local laminate countertop shop in Norcross/Doraville, GA, looking for a reliable Helper to join their team for fabricating projects and handling plastic laminate. No experience is necessary, and the position offers a full-time opportunity with competitive pay based on experience.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate laminate including sticks, buildup, endcap fabrication, splash fabrication, sink hole cut outs, and cutting laminate.
  • Apply spray adhesive, lay plastic laminate, and flush-trim edges using a router.
  • Cut, glue, clamp, sand, and finish wood countertop substrates.
  • Cut and assemble particle board to exact specifications.
  • Safely operate various tools including a 'Saw Stop' safety table saw, miter saw, chop saw, routers, router table, belt sander, and pneumatic hand tools.

Requirements

  • Be able to follow instructions.
  • Be reliable and on time.
  • Be able to read a tape measure.
  • Work well with others.
  • Willing to learn and adapt.

Benefits

  • Paid Training
  • 1 HR lunch breaks
  • Free Snacks

Additional Information

  • Location: Norcross / Doraville GA

Employment Type

  • Full-time

Compensation

  • $15 - $18 per hour

Benefits

Paid Training
1 HR lunch breaks
Free Snacks
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How this job compares in ATLANTA, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $17/hr, this posting comes in about 41% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs in ATLANTA, GA, where the middle half runs $25–$31/hr across 20 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 5% 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 57 other active welding openings in ATLANTA, GA right now, from 43 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 269 other active welding openings from 145 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.

K&S Countertops LLC 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 Gerber Collision & Glass (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 Forest Park at $36/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $28/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. Countertop Fabricator / Laminate worker / Shop Help figures were last recalculated when this page was built.