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Overview

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university located in Atlanta, known for its commitment to academic excellence and diversity. The TEMP-Lab/Research Support/Mechanical Tech position involves providing support services in laboratory operations and maintenance, including performing analyses and maintaining equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Setup, operate and maintain instruments and other equipment used in performing lab tests and experiments.
  • Order supplies and materials as required; maintain records.
  • Setup laboratory media/equipment for demonstrations.
  • May clean instruments, glassware and other lab equipment.
  • Prepare and process laboratory samples for use in assigned tests.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma, GED Certificate or Vocational School Diploma.
  • Up to two years of job related experience.
  • Working knowledge in the use of instrumentation and other lab equipment.
  • Skills in inventory management and the use of specialized computer applications.

Additional Information

  • Location: Forest Park, GA.
  • This is not a supervisory position.
  • This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
  • This position will not be required to drive.
  • This role is not considered a position of trust.
  • This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
  • This position will not travel.
  • This position does not require security clearance.
  • Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check.
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How this job compares in Forest Park, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$36/hr across 125 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 Forest Park, GA

Forest Park, GA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 218 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Forest Park, or widen the search to Georgia.

Georgia Institute of Technology 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. Forest Park is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. TEMP-Lab/Research Support/Mechanical Tech/NEETRAC figures were last recalculated when this page was built.