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Overview

Best Built Trailers is seeking a hands-on Skilled Trades Technician to join our team in Thomson, GA. You’ll work on the construction, repair, and customization of food concession trailers, utilizing various skilled trades.

Responsibilities

  • Build and modify food trailers using multiple trades.
  • Operate power tools and machinery (saws, welders, drills, etc.).
  • Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Maintain tools and equipment; follow all safety protocols.
  • Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 1+ year of experience in skilled trades.
  • Valid Driver’s License (required).
  • Ability to lift/move up to 70 lbs with assistance.
  • Comfortable working with paints, solvents, and cleaning fluids.
  • Skilled trades experience in either carpentry, metal working, and plumbing.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Full-time position with 40 hours/week.
  • Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8-hour day shifts.
  • Overtime and holiday availability.
  • Work Location: In person.
  • Reliable commute to Thomson, GA 30824 (Required).

Benefits

PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Thomson, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Georgia, where the middle half runs $19–$30/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 21% 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 Thomson, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Thomson, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 268 other active welding openings from 144 employers. Browse welding jobs across 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 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Skilled Trades Worker-Trailer Fabricaton figures were last recalculated when this page was built.