Job Description

Overview

Siemens, in partnership with the UA National Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, is seeking a Union HVAC Apprentice to perform HVAC mechanical work under a Master Agreement, ensuring competitive wages and benefits. This role is based in Norcross, GA, and supports customers throughout the greater Atlanta area.

Responsibilities

  • Perform work under general supervision, including preventive maintenance, repair, installation, and troubleshooting of mechanical HVAC systems.
  • Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through direct on-site interaction.
  • Complete required project and service documentation accurately.
  • Service pneumatic control systems and mechanical equipment as assigned by the Employer.
  • Change and service filters, oil and grease mechanical components, and adjust or replace belts.
  • Clean cooling towers, coils, and chiller evaporator and condenser tubes.
  • Maintain operation of other mechanical systems under contract with Siemens customers.
  • Work with the field quoting team to provide parts information and labor hours for repairs.
  • Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers.
  • Use OEM software and technology, along with hand-tools, to diagnose and repair equipment.
  • Enforce safety standards and accountability as per the Siemens Safety Program.
  • Work as part of a team dedicated to delivering high standards of service, including flexibility for overtime and weekends.

Requirements

  • Operating knowledge of Microsoft Office software and proficiency with handheld computers.
  • Compliance with the company Safety program.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Universal EPA Certification.
  • If not a Union member, valid Trade experience and assistance with Local Union referral is required.

Additional Information

  • This is a Bargaining Unit Position, with pay determined by the local union wage schedule.

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$42/hr across 32 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 94 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 67 different employers. 40 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 218 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.

Siemens currently has 1 other opening 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 (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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

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