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Overview

Amerit Fleet Solutions, a leader in fleet maintenance across the U.S., is hiring a skilled Trailer Technician/Mechanic to join their team in Forest Park, GA. This role involves troubleshooting mechanical issues and maintaining fleet vehicles to ensure reliable operation.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on trailers
  • Diagnose mechanical and electrical issues
  • Conduct inspections to ensure vehicles meet safety and compliance standards
  • Accurately document repairs and complete work orders
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area, including tools and equipment
  • Follow all safety procedures and company policies
  • Collaborate with supervisors and team members to support fleet operations

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience performing class 7 - 8 trailer maintenance and repairs
  • Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills
  • Experience with major body repairs including side panels, roof replacements, nose rails, and floor sections
  • Welding experience
  • Valid driver's license
  • Ability to own and maintain personal tools and toolbox required for the role
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
  • Willingness and ability to meet the physical demands of the position
  • Must be eligible to pass standard pre-employment screenings, including drug screen and DOT physical if required

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Pay $27.00 - $32.00/hour (based on experience)
  • Weekly pay - every Friday
  • Schedule Sunday - Thursday, 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Forest Park, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, whose middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 107 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 52% 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 Forest Park, GA

Forest Park, GA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 193 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.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lockheed Martin (12), 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. Forest Park is among them.

Similar openings near Forest Park, GA

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