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Overview

Emory University is a leading research university seeking a full-time Facility Maintenance Technician for the Emory National Biomedical Research Center (ENBRC) in Atlanta, GA. The role involves maintaining the safe operation of building facilities, including electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems, while responding to emergencies and customer needs.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricates, repairs, and maintains primate housing and caging, enrichment devices, and research apparatus.
  • Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, and schematic drawings according to welding and/or fabricating equipment.
  • Installs and maintains water main supply lines, natural gas supply lines, sewer mains, detention/retention ponds, general grading, and tree/stump removal.
  • Installs and maintains building electrical systems including lighting and power distribution, plumbing, and HVAC systems.
  • Performs installation and maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
  • Operates various heavy equipment including wheeled and tracked machines, forklift trucks, and aerial lift equipment.
  • Abides by and monitors staff compliance with applicable federal and state regulations.
  • Maintains vehicle fleet including vans, trucks, golf carts, and heavy equipment.
  • Performs related responsibilities as required.

Requirements

  • A High School Diploma or equivalent and five years of experience in the repair and maintenance of an industrial shop, research facility, or machine shop.
  • Welding experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment, is preferred.
  • Must be familiar with common welding terms, symbols, and procedures including metal fabricating, grinding, and finishing tools.
  • Basic electrical, plumbing, and carpentry skills.
  • Ability to perform various welding operations including MIG, TIG, and Arc is preferred.
  • Must be able to work outside in the elements.
  • A valid driver's license is required.
  • Ability to stand, bend, stoop, and twist and occasionally lift heavy equipment in a myriad of weather conditions.

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: Saturday – Wednesday 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (lunch built into schedule).
  • Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
  • Requires the ability to bend, kneel, and/or squat.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, whose middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 32 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 93 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 64 different employers. 32 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 330 other active welding openings from 191 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 Lockheed Martin (11), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Classic Collision (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 $42/hr, Forest Park at $39/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. Atlanta is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Facility Maintenance Technician - ENBRC figures were last recalculated when this page was built.