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Overview

The DWM Plant Maintenance Mechanic II position involves performing preventative maintenance and repairs on mechanical equipment in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utility systems of plants. This experienced level role requires knowledge of plumbing, welding, and machinery maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain machinery and mechanical equipment according to diagrams, sketches, and operation manuals.
  • Repair and troubleshoot equipment, observing mechanical devices in operation to locate causes of trouble.
  • Conduct performance tests of plant equipment using various measuring instruments.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, update, and repair malfunctioning plant equipment.
  • Participate in the installation of wastewater treatment plant equipment.
  • Perform pipefitting and install and repair air, sewer, and hydraulic piping systems.
  • Maintain efficient records on operations and activities, including safety records.
  • Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
  • Interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics, and diagrams for wastewater systems.
  • Operate a variety of heavy equipment as necessary.
  • Initiate purchase orders for parts and equipment.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, where the middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 20 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 35% 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. 4 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.

City of Atlanta currently has 2 other openings 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. DWM Plant Maintenance Mechanic II (South River) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.