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Overview

Come join our Team as a Vehicle Maintenance Mechanic II! We started with pastries handmade by Lois and Lloyd Martin produced inside of a garage and we have boomed into a multi-facility company where our many products are produced by machines and shipped domestically and internationally. As an employer of choice we offer physical, emotional, financial and professional benefits including 401K, disability insurance and paid holidays.

Responsibilities

  • Repairs and services air conditioning, heating, engine-cooling, and electrical systems.
  • Performs brake replacements on step vans and automobiles.
  • Conducts exhaust replacement, radiator, and rear spring repairs.
  • Performs preventative maintenance work on water pumps, transmissions, and ABS systems.
  • Conducts tune-ups on standard transmission automobiles.
  • Provides training and quality assurance supervision of level 1 mechanics.
  • Ensures adherence to general standards and Martin’s specific standards of operations.
  • Examines and test drives vehicles after repairs to ensure proper functionality.
  • Examines and adjusts protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
  • Raises trucks and heavy parts using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
  • Uses hand tools and power tools for various maintenance tasks.
  • Keeps up-to-date technically and applies new knowledge to the job.
  • Maintains cleanliness of work area.
  • Participates in on-call rotation to support breakdowns.
  • Assists other organizations or departments as necessary.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Five years’ related experience.
  • Prior diesel training.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions.
  • Knowledge of or ability to learn Vehicle Maintenance planning & tracking software (EAM) system.
  • Knowledge of Cadec and Diagnostic software.
  • CDL - Class A preferred.
  • Current valid driver's license.
  • Valid state inspection license for tractors and trailers.
  • Valid air conditioning certification.
  • Ability to operate or learn to operate a forklift and electric jack.
  • Knowledge of welding, plasma cutter and cutting torch.

Benefits

  • 401K
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.
  • 1 On-Call rotation once a month.
  • Days and times are subject to change as business needs change.

Benefits

401K
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Valdosta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, whose middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 94 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 36% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Valdosta, GA

Valdosta, GA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 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 144 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Valdosta, 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 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. Vehicle Maintenance Mechanic Level 2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.