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Overview

The DWM Plant Maintenance Mechanic II position involves performing preventative maintenance and repairs on mechanical equipment in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utility systems of plants. This experienced level role requires skills in plumbing, welding, and machinery maintenance, ensuring safe and efficient operation of plant equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain machinery and mechanical equipment according to diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer's specifications.
  • Repair and troubleshoot equipment, observing mechanical devices in operation to locate causes of trouble.
  • Conduct performance tests of plant equipment using various measuring instruments.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, update, and repair malfunctioning plant equipment.
  • Participate in the installation and modification of wastewater treatment plant equipment.
  • Perform pipefitting and install and repair air, sewer, and hydraulic piping systems.
  • Maintain efficient records on operations and activities, including safety records and preventative maintenance schedules.
  • Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
  • Interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics, and diagrams for wastewater systems.
  • Operate a variety of heavy equipment as necessary.
  • Initiate purchase orders for parts and equipment.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
  • 1-3 years of increasingly responsible experience in maintaining and repairing water/wastewater plant equipment.
  • Completion of technical or vocational course of study in mechanics or a related field is preferred.
  • 1 year of increasingly responsible experience in maintaining and repairing water/wastewater plant equipment is preferred.
  • Mech-Tech License preferred.
  • Water Distribution or Backflow License preferred.
  • Knowledge of maintenance and repair methods for wastewater plant equipment.
  • Skill in using office equipment, including computers and software applications.
  • Ability to perform preventative maintenance tasks and operate maintenance equipment safely.

Additional Information

  • Posting expires: November 13, 2026.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, where the middle half runs $22–$35/hr across 32 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 34% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 94 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 66 different employers. 33 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 194 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.

City of Atlanta currently has 3 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 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 $29/hr. Atlanta 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. DWM Plant Maintenance Mechanic II (Intrenchment Creek) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.