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Overview

Join Terex as a Heavy Equipment Shop Service Technician in Atlanta, GA, and contribute to a vibrant and inclusive work culture focused on quality, innovation, and diversity. This role is vital for expanding service support across the US, ensuring communities receive effective solutions through skilled service.

Responsibilities

  • Adhere to Terex safety policies and procedures
  • Follow and promote The Terex Way Values
  • Work on a wide array of equipment including truck mounted aerial platforms, digger derricks and cranes
  • Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic and/or electrical systems
  • Convey information to fellow Terex team members as appropriate
  • Meet or exceed the training requirements for self-development during the year
  • Utilize current technology to support everyday work functions

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Basic set of mechanical tools (sockets, wrenches, and battery-operated impact gun)
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience working with heavy machinery and/or utility equipment
  • Willingness to submit for pre-employment background check and drug screening
  • 5+ years in a similar field
  • Excellent communication skills: both oral and written
  • Basic computer skills
  • Experience with utility-type equipment, along with Genie &/or JLG
  • Extensive knowledge of Terex Products: e.g Hi-Ranger, Telelect
  • Fluid Power Society certification
  • Ability to work in a team-based, safety-focused workplace
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Ability to stand on concrete 8+ hours per shift
  • Able to climb ladders and over and under vehicles
  • Tolerable to heights

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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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

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Heavy Equipment Shop Service Technician- Atlanta, GA figures were last recalculated when this page was built.