Job Description

Overview

The H2 / ATL position assists electricians by performing various tasks under direct supervision in the electrical industry, including installations and alterations of electrical systems in residential, commercial, and industrial settings.

Responsibilities

  • Reports to assigned job site location on time, as directed.
  • Maintains and properly stores tools, materials, and equipment.
  • Organizes materials and tools to maintain a clean and neat work area.
  • Possesses ability to dig trenches, either by use of hand tools or equipment as necessary.
  • Mounts and installs assigned hardware such as conduit, wires, and strapping as directed.
  • Accurately identifies colors of wires and conductors.
  • Safely performs assigned tasks under the direct supervision of an assigned electrician.

Requirements

  • High School graduate or equivalency, preferred.
  • Two or more years electrical experience required.
  • Uses Gaylor Values as tools to carry out all job responsibilities.
  • Understands and complies with Company and job safety requirements (O.S.H.A.).
  • Understands and follows lock out tag out procedures.
  • Acquires and maintains personal hand tools per Company policy.
  • Certified to operate platform and boom lifts, or able to obtain certification upon hire, as necessary.
  • Able to perform work at various heights, up to 90’, from ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, cat walks, roofs, or other designated safe work areas.
  • Able to bend conduit pipe: PVC, GRS & EMT.
  • Able to use two handed tools/equipment.
  • Assists with erecting pulley systems to lift/move heavy equipment, under supervision.
  • Possesses skill to accurately plan and install conductors in conduits and raceways.
  • Possesses knowledge of and ability to accurately install electrical devices and fixtures in a timely manner.
  • Able to work in restrictive/tight areas.
  • Understands verbal instructions and heeds safety warnings.
  • Understands and exhibits proper use and safe handling of tools, equipment, and materials.
  • Reads and understands labels, job site maps/directions, instruction manuals, and written instructions accurately.
  • Understands basic math and can properly read tape measure.
  • Takes pride in craftsmanship.

Additional Information

  • May require working in all elements (heat, cold, rain, snow, etc.) depending on job location and/or time of year.
  • Must be able to utilize construction site sanitary facilities (port-o-lets).
  • Must have required hand tools at all times while at work site.
  • Must be able to work scheduled hours as well as overtime, as required, on short notice.
  • Must be able to work in noisy environments.
  • Must be able to remain calm in times of heightened emotional situations.
  • Must work well with others as a member of a team to complete tasks.

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

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. H2 / ATL figures were last recalculated when this page was built.