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Overview

Siemens is a Great Place to Work® certified company committed to innovation and creating a positive work environment. As a Motor Technician, you will be involved in assembling and inspecting motors for rail transportation, ensuring high standards of performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, clean, disassemble, reassemble, and adjust motor units to meet specifications.
  • Complete inbound inspections, stage parts, and inspect key motor components.
  • Prepare and test motor assemblies, including rotors, stators, seals, and insulation systems.
  • Install bearings, reassemble motors, and perform various testing procedures.
  • Maintain a safe and organized workspace and support process improvements.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Strong math, reading, writing, and communication skills.
  • Knowledge of EHS procedures, product standards, and assembly processes.
  • Experience working with machines, tools, and equipment maintenance.
  • Ability to accurately document and record information.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Shift: 5:30pm-4:00am with 2-3 months of training on 1st shift (6:30am-5:00pm).
  • Candidates must be willing to work in non-climate-controlled environments.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Alpharetta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 25% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, where the middle half runs $23–$37/hr across 126 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 18% 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 Alpharetta, GA

Alpharetta, GA currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 335 other active welding openings from 198 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Alpharetta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Siemens currently has 1 other opening 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 Classic Collision (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and JCB North America (7). 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 $36/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Alpharetta, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Motor Technician (2nd shift)- Rail Traction Components figures were last recalculated when this page was built.