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Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of building facilities, demonstrating competency in areas such as electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or plant operations. The role involves performing repairs, preventive maintenance, and responding to customer complaints.

Responsibilities

  • Maintains the safe operation and maintenance of building facilities.
  • Repairs and adjusts doors, windows, closures, panic devices, and locks.
  • Patches holes, installs escutcheons, and repairs ceiling and floor tile as needed.
  • Makes minor masonry and wood repairs.
  • Installs pictures, coat hooks, and other wall hung furnishings and equipment as requested.
  • Performs preventive maintenance activities and repairs equipment.

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in building maintenance.
  • Working knowledge in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, plant operations, structural, or general carpentry.
  • May require a valid Georgia driver's license and insurable driving record.
  • Some positions may require the ability to lift 50 pounds and to bend, stoop, and twist.

Additional Information

  • Emory is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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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 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 Atlanta, 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

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