About this role
Posting Expires: 11/24/2026
Salary: $42,099.14
General Description and Classification Standards
Performs journey-level welding, machining, and fabrication of metals and special alloys. Duties may include, but are not limited to: maintaining, repairing, designing, and modifying vehicles and construction related equipment; and constructing specialized devices, parts and structures.
Supervision Received
Works under direct supervision and follows standard procedures and written instructions to accomplish assigned tasks.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.
- Uses plans, diagrams, blueprints, and work requests to determine project design, and works with requester to ensure needs are met.
- Fabricates and modifies parts, equipment, and any item needed in shop operations to satisfy work requests.
- Determines metals needed, welding methods, and all particulars of requested jobs; heats and tempers metals; designs, lays-out, and cuts special parts or designs jigs to develop items from ferrous and non-ferrous metals; figures angle, length, diameter, and weight of metals for specific jobs and calculates extremely close tolerances to machine work.
- Prepares and cleans surfaces and special parts for welding and machining; selects, positions, aligns, and bolts parts or fixtures to be welded or machined.
- Repairs heavy equipment such as graders, loaders, crawlers, and fabricates repair parts using lathes, milling machines, shavers, and various welders, torches, metal shears, presses, benders and rollers, air tools, saws, and drill presses; uses micrometers and precision measuring tools and all related hand and power tools.
- Familiar with torch cutting, plasma cutting, and established welding safety standards and practices. Candidates are expected to know recommended psi values for oxygen, acetylene, and argon in regards to procedures and guidelines set forth by recognized welding and occupational industry standards.
- Cleans, lubricates, and repairs tools and shop equipment.
- Completes and maintains records and reports of materials, and time and costs involved in completing projects.
- Inventories and maintain supplies.
- May instruct and/or supervise others in the use of welding and machine equipment.
- Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks.
- May oversee temporary or contract workers as needed.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list.
- Knowledge of the methods and standard practices of the welding and machinist trades. Knowledge of various metals and alloys.
- Skill in the use of appropriate tools and equipment in a manner consistent with safety principles.
- Skill in effective communication.
- Ability to determine procedures or equipment needed to accomplish the task.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience -
High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
Up to three years of responsible journeyman-level experience in the welding trade using various welding methods, machining, and fabrication of metals and special alloys.
Licensures and Certifications - American Welding Society Welding Certification
Preferred Requirements -
- Technical trade certification and 5 years' of responsible journeyman-level experience in the welding trade using various welding methods, machining, and fabrication of metals and special alloys.
- State of Georgia issued CDL B driver's license.
- Water Distribution or Wastewater Collection System Operators License
Work Environment
Required physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with the job.
Lifting Requirements
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
It is the policy of the City of Atlanta (“COA”) that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department.
The City of Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran’s status or national origin, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.