Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #21072
  • Salary: $30,000
  1. Do you have hands-on industrial maintenance or manufacturing maintenance experience?

  2. Are you able to work rotating shifts every 30 days, including possible overtime and weekends?

  3. Are you able to pass required drug screening, background screening, and maintenance skills testing?

Maintenance Mechanic

Location: Hampton, GA
Job Type: Direct Hire
Pay: $30.57 – $33.62 per hour, based on experience and assessment
Shift: Rotating shifts
Openings: 3

Focus People is seeking experienced Maintenance Mechanics for a direct hire opportunity with a well-established manufacturing company in Hampton, GA.

This is a strong opportunity for mechanically skilled candidates who enjoy hands-on troubleshooting, plant maintenance, and working in a fast-paced production environment. The ideal candidate will have industrial maintenance experience and the ability to support equipment uptime, repairs, and preventive maintenance.

Pay

$30/hr –  $33/hr based on skill level.

Additional compensation includes a $0.55/hr shift differential for applicable shifts.

Schedule

Candidates must be comfortable with:

  • Rotating shifts every 30 days

  • Three-shift operation

  • Possible overtime

  • Possible weekend work while staffing levels improve

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair production equipment

  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance

  • Support plant operations and reduce equipment downtime

  • Work on mechanical systems in a manufacturing environment

  • Assist with repairs involving motors, pumps, conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and related equipment

  • Follow safety procedures, including lockout/tagout

  • Communicate equipment issues and repair updates to maintenance leadership

  • Support production needs during scheduled maintenance windows

  • Maintain a clean and safe work area

Qualifications

  • Previous industrial maintenance or manufacturing maintenance experience

  • Strong mechanical troubleshooting ability

  • Experience with plant equipment, production machinery, or related systems

  • Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, pumps, conveyors, or similar equipment preferred

  • Ability to work rotating shifts

  • Ability to work overtime and weekends when needed

  • Strong attendance and reliability

  • Ability to pass required drug screening, background screening, and maintenance assessments

  • Willingness to complete skills testing as part of the hiring process

Preferred Experience

  • Experience in manufacturing, production, warehouse, industrial, tire/rubber, printing, building materials, or similar environments

  • Preventive maintenance experience

  • Experience mentoring or supporting less-experienced mechanics is a plus

Hiring Process

Qualified candidates may complete:

  • Recruiter screening

  • Client interview

  • Maintenance assessment/testing

  • Background screening

  • Drug screening

Final pay classification will be determined by the client based on experience, interview, and assessment results.

Why Apply

  • Direct hire opportunity

  • Competitive hourly pay

  • Shift differential

  • Stable manufacturing environment

  • Long-term career opportunity

  • Opportunity to use real troubleshooting and mechanical skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Focus People is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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