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IDEXX

Senior Manufacturing Engineering Technician - 3rd Shift

Location

Roswell, GA

Wage

$36/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on September 21, 2026

Job Description

Overview

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Technician at IDEXX, you will support advanced industrial manufacturing operations on the 3rd shift in Roswell, GA, focusing on industrial maintenance, electro-mechanical maintenance, and overall manufacturing maintenance in a clean, climate-controlled medical device manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on advanced manufacturing equipment using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
  • Troubleshoot and repair electro-mechanical systems including motors, conveyors, sensors, pneumatic systems, and motion control equipment
  • Support robotics and automation systems, including vision-guided equipment, precision dispensing systems, and ultrasonic welding equipment
  • Diagnose and resolve electrical issues involving both AC and DC systems
  • Disassemble, rebuild, and optimize complex manufacturing equipment to improve performance and reliability
  • Apply root-cause analysis techniques to identify recurring equipment failures and recommend long-term corrective actions
  • Partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance team members to support safe and efficient operations
  • Help analyze equipment and maintenance data to support continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support operational continuity through reliable attendance and schedule flexibility when business needs arise

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing maintenance, electro-mechanical technician, or related maintenance technician roles
  • Hands-on experience troubleshooting AC and DC electrical systems within an industrial manufacturing environment
  • Experience supporting electro-mechanical systems including conveyors, motors, sensors, pneumatics, and motion control systems
  • Experience working with PLCs, ideally Allen Bradley controllers
  • Ability to troubleshoot, disassemble, and rebuild complex industrial manufacturing equipment
  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while collaborating cross-functionally with production and engineering teams
  • Willingness to support overtime and occasional weekend work based on operational needs
  • Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS)
  • Experience working with Epson or Fanuc robotic systems (preferred)
  • Experience supporting highly automated or medical device manufacturing environments (preferred)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This is a 3rd shift role, 9:30 pm to 6:00 am, Monday through Friday
  • This role requires being onsite in Roswell, GA five days a week, plus overtime and occasional weekend work as needed
  • Reliable and dependable attendance is an essential function of the position

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Roswell, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 29% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $22–$37/hr middle band drawn from 137 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Roswell, GA

Roswell, GA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 358 other active welding openings from 227 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), JCB North America (8), and Classic Collision (8). 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 $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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