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Job Description

Overview

As a Diesel Mechanic, you will inspect, diagnose, maintain, and repair diesel vehicles and heavy equipment, ensuring essential equipment remains operational. This hands-on role requires mechanical knowledge and a focus on safe, dependable repairs.

Responsibilities

  • Perform equipment maintenance and repair, including diesel engine repair, transmission, suspension, brake, air brake, tire, and alignment work.
  • Diagnose mechanical and electrical issues using schematics, electrical diagnostics, and automotive diagnostics.
  • Inspect hydraulic and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
  • Service construction machinery and vehicles; complete assembly, fabrication, welding, and soldering as needed.
  • Use hand and power tools to troubleshoot equipment, perform heavy lifting, and operate heavy equipment when required.
  • Follow original equipment manufacturer (OEM) guidance and communicate repair needs clearly to customers and teammates.

Requirements

  • Diesel mechanics or mechanic experience.
  • Equipment troubleshooting and diesel engine diagnostics.
  • Mechanical and electrical experience, including hydraulics, brake repair, and transmissions.
  • Safe use of hand and power tools.
  • Clear customer service and communication skills.
  • Ability to read schematics and follow OEM procedures.

Benefits

  • Employee discount
  • Life insurance
  • Referral program

Additional Information

  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

Employee discount
Life insurance
Referral program
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How this job compares in Fortson, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $30/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 67% 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 Fortson, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Fortson, 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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