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Overview

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and updating drawings, developing and implementing capital and maintenance projects, and ensuring safety procedures are followed. The role requires a strong technical background and the ability to assist with troubleshooting and training within the mechanical department.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and update drawings.
  • Develop scope, plan, quote, and implement capital and maintenance projects.
  • Meet project schedules and budgets.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities.
  • Serve as an on-call resource for the mechanical department.
  • Act as a technical resource.
  • Develop maintenance procedures and quality specifications.
  • Assist with maintenance troubleshooting.
  • Maintain technical documents.
  • Assist with technical growth and training of mill personnel.
  • Ensure safety procedures are followed by all.
  • Engineer safety systems and guarding.
  • Evaluate and modify PM schedules to optimize uptime.
  • Assist with root cause failure analysis and develop corrective solutions.

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering, preferably Mechanical.
  • Industrial experience, preferably in pulp and paper.
  • Knowledge of mechanical systems including pumps, gearboxes, lubrication, vibration, piping, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, thermal systems, etc.
  • Computer skills including AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
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How this job compares in Conyers, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$38/hr across 100 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 Conyers, GA

We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in Conyers, GA right now, from 8 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 316 other active welding openings from 186 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Conyers, or widen the search to Georgia.

Pratt Industries currently has 5 other openings 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 Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), Classic Collision (9), 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 Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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