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Cold Heading Jobs in Georgia (NOW HIRING)

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How much do cold heading jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 9, 2026, the average hourly pay for cold heading in Georgia is $23.84, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.08 and $26.20 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a cold heading?

A Cold Heading job involves operating machinery that shapes metal parts without using heat, typically for manufacturing fasteners like bolts, screws, and rivets. Workers feed metal wire or rods into specialized machines that apply high-pressure forces to form the desired shape. This role requires mechanical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to troubleshoot machine issues. Cold heading is a crucial process in mass production, ensuring strong and precise metal components.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in cold heading?

To thrive in Cold Heading, you need strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and experience with metalworking or machine operation, often acquired through vocational training or on-the-job experience. Familiarity with cold heading machines, measuring instruments such as micrometers and calipers, and safety protocols is typically required. Strong problem-solving skills, teamwork, and effective communication help you adapt to production demands and collaborate efficiently with colleagues. These skills ensure high-quality output, minimize machine downtime, and support a safe, efficient manufacturing environment.

What types of products and materials will I typically work with as a cold heading operator?

As a Cold Heading operator, you’ll typically work with metal wire or rods made of materials like steel, brass, or aluminum to produce fasteners such as bolts, screws, rivets, and pins. Your day-to-day tasks involve setting up and running cold heading machines, inspecting finished components, and performing routine maintenance. The fast-paced manufacturing environment often requires collaboration with quality control staff, maintenance teams, and supervisors to ensure products meet specifications. This role provides exposure to a variety of metal-forming techniques, which can lay a solid foundation for advancing into supervisory, quality assurance, or technical specialist roles over time.

What cities in Georgia are hiring for Cold Heading jobs?

Cities in Georgia with the most Cold Heading job openings:

Infographic showing various Cold Heading job openings in Georgia as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, and 12% Contract. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $49,592 per year, or $23.8 per hour.

Fasteners and Cold Heading Manufacturing Lead

Atlanta, GA

Phoenix Stamping Group
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing • 51 - 200 employees

Full-time

Posted 8 days ago


Job description

Company Description

Phoenix Stamping is a growing manufacturing company with a family oriented work environment, great pay and benefits!  Our locations in Atlanta, GA, Fort Wayne, IN, and Fort Worth, TX have focused on the production of sheet metal and rod products for various industries since 1986. Through quality and service, our customer base has grown to cover all parts of North America including Canada and Mexico. To continue to improve upon quality and consistency, we continue to grow and add new capabilities, including highly automated manufacturing equipment.  We are seeking dynamic candidates who enjoy a fast-paced and team oriented work environment supported by a company with the motto "Customers first, employees always!"

Job Description

Title:  Manufacturing Lead - Fasteners and Cold Heading

Reports to: Plant Manager

Job Purpose: Ultimately responsible for the day-to-day departmental operations in the bolt and cold heading departments including running and monitoring automated lines and ensuring compliance with all quality and safety.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

  • Lead set up and changeover activity on machinery and perform duties of Cold Heading Operator and Automatic Press Operator as described in HR-JD-COLD HD OP and HR-JD-AUTO LINE OP_REV B.
  • Support and monitor production activity to ensure operators are following standard work instructions and are meeting quality specifications
  • Audit compliance with standard work instructions and process control plans to ensure production of good parts.
  • Maintain and audit production information within the company's ERP system
  • Maintain production related documents and logs to ensure availability and accuracy.
  • Monitor production activity to ensure it is aligned with customer demand and corporate inventory goals.
  • Review un-planned scrap with employees to identify root cause and implement effective countermeasures.
  • Oversee the professional development and periodic evaluation of direct reports.
  • Champion continuous improvement activity throughout the cold heading and fastener processes
  • Champion the area's safety program and coordinate statutory training and compliance.
  • Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organizational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care
  • Ensure operational activities and management of equipment and materials are executed in a manner consistent with good stewardship
  • Execute all responsibilities according to lawful and ethical standards as established by company policies and procedures
  • Perform other duties as required or assigned
Qualifications
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience
  • Possesses an outstanding work ethic and willingness to continue learning.
  • 10 years minimum verifiable experience setting up and operating multi die progressive headers
  • Able to operate basic shop equipment such as surface grinder, lathe, hydraulic press, etc.
  • Ability to perform standard shop computations (math)
  • Ability to read schematics (blue prints) and engineering drawings
  • Ability to perform basic maintenance of equipment
  • Ability to use material handling equipment, including forklifts
  • Able to lift up to 70lbs
  • Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Excel) required
  • Perform inspection: visual and manual using some or all of the following - comparators, calipers, micrometers, thread gauges, etc.. 
Additional Information

Phoenix Stamping Group, LLC offers a drug-free work place along with a competitive salary and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer (EEO), dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and in compliance with ADAAA.