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Overview

The Building Trades Technician II position is with the Cobb County Department of Public Safety, located at the Fire Annex in Marietta, GA. This role involves skilled trades work in the maintenance, repair, and renovation of county buildings and facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform skilled and highly skilled trades work in maintenance, repair, and renovation of county buildings and facilities.
  • Ensure compliance with laws, codes, regulations, and standards during operation, construction, and maintenance.
  • Conduct maintenance inspections to identify potential problems and unsafe conditions.
  • Perform building maintenance tasks including flooring, ceiling tiles, fixtures, and painting.
  • Execute rough and finish carpentry tasks including constructing wall framing and installing cabinets.
  • Supervise maintenance staff and contractors in performing repair duties.
  • Troubleshoot and repair electrical problems and components.
  • Troubleshoot plumbing issues and repair plumbing systems and fixtures.
  • Perform general maintenance and repairs on heating and air-conditioning systems.
  • Communicate and report using technology such as smartphones or tablets.
  • Purchase construction and maintenance-related items and manage financial paperwork.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Some vocational or technical training in one or more building trades.
  • Three years of experience in building construction, maintenance, and repair.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

Additional Information

  • Position located at 3200 Austell Road SW, Marietta, GA 30008.
  • Tasks require heavy physical effort and may involve exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
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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 in Marietta, GA currently run a median of $39/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$42/hr across 8 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 17 other active welding openings in Marietta, GA right now, from 13 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 217 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.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (11), 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 Marietta at $39/hr, Forest Park at $34/hr, and Kennesaw at $32/hr. Marietta is among them.

Similar openings near Marietta, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Building Trades Technician II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.