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Overview

BlueScope Coated Products is a leading coil coating company in the United States, specializing in painted metal coils and toll processing services. The Mechanical Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining and repairing production equipment, ensuring reliability and safety while optimizing maintenance costs.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, troubleshoot, repair and/or replace mechanical components in manufacturing equipment.
  • Plan, implement and maintain a preventative maintenance program on various production machines.
  • Perform routine, emergency, and preventive maintenance.
  • Study equipment manuals to develop audit items and a preventative maintenance schedule.
  • Perform basic welding duties and fabricate fixtures as needed.
  • Install or assist in the installation of new equipment.
  • Make preventative maintenance checks and inspections on time.
  • Evaluate equipment malfunctions to minimize downtime.
  • Install, replace, or change machine parts according to production specifications.
  • Modify equipment to improve safety, quality, productivity, and reliability.
  • Perform tasks in a quality fashion by meeting internal customers’ requirements.
  • Prepare applicator and squeegee rolls to support coating quality and paint line production.
  • Communicate repair steps taken and estimated time to complete repairs with plant personnel.
  • Maintain proper housekeeping in the work area, equipment, and tools.
  • Engage in cross-functional maintenance training and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED; technical degree/certifications preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience in an industrial maintenance position.
  • Mechanical capability to repair and/or analyze production equipment.
  • Knowledge of heavy equipment, overhead crane, and rigging principles.
  • Ability to read, interpret and understand blueprints, manuals, and assembly directions.
  • Proficient communication skills, particularly in explaining complex mechanical issues.
  • Ability to perform physically demanding work.
  • Reliability, dependability, and self-motivation.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • PTO
  • Retirement

Benefits

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability
PTO
Retirement
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How this job compares in Marietta, 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 $23–$31/hr across 95 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 Marietta, GA

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Marietta, GA right now, from 9 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 268 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 Marietta, or widen the search to Georgia.

BlueScope Coated Products 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 $39/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. Marietta is among them.

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