Job Description

Overview

The Fabrication Laborer position at Century Fire Protection in Duluth, GA involves supporting shop fabrication operations by assisting with the preparation, assembly, and finishing of materials and components while ensuring a clean and safe work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the fabrication and assembly of materials, components, and products according to specifications.
  • Load, unload, and move raw materials and finished products within the shop.
  • Operate basic hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment under supervision.
  • Perform measuring, cutting, drilling, grinding, and deburring as needed.
  • Support skilled fabricators and welders with setup and material staging.
  • Inspect materials for defects and report quality or safety concerns.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area in compliance with company and OSHA safety standards.
  • Follow work orders, drawings, and verbal instructions accurately.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Prior experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment is a plus but not required.
  • Ability to read basic measurements and follow instructions.
  • Basic computer skills, email.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
  • Ability to work in a shop environment with noise, dust, and varying temperatures.
  • Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

Century Fire Protection is one of the largest and most successful full-service fire protection companies based in the Southeast.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Duluth, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $22/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $19–$26/hr across 13 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 Duluth, GA

Duluth, GA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was 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 Duluth, 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Duluth, GA

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