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Manufacturing Assembly Technician (1st Shift)- Rail Traction Components

Location

Alpharetta, GA

Wage

$20/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on November 11, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Siemens is a Great Place to Work® certified company that values innovation and employee voices. As a Manufacturing Assembly Technician, you will operate production equipment and assemble components, ensuring quality and compliance with specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Read drawings, schematics, work orders, and material lists to identify assembly requirements.
  • Fit, align, and fasten components using hand and power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
  • Drill, tap, ream, countersink, and spot-face holes for assembly, equipment, and wiring.
  • Verify dimensions and clearances with precision measuring tools to meet specifications.
  • Inspect parts for defects, test wiring and assemblies for resistance and operation, and record results as needed.
  • Clean parts and work areas, and inventory tools to maintain quality, safety, and organization.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Extensive electromechanical assembly and wiring experience, including reading and interpreting schematic drawings for assembly.
  • Ability to physically lift 35 pounds.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in English (read, speak, write).
  • Ability to collaborate in a team, learn and process information quickly, and execute tasks successfully.
  • Ability to work safely and to operate power tools and equipment in a safe manner.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Shift: Monday- Thursday 10X 6:30am- 5pm
  • Candidates should be willing to work in non-climate-controlled environments and inclement weather if required or if applicable.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Benefits

Health Insurance
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How this job compares in Alpharetta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 31% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, where the middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 107 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% 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 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 338 other active welding openings from 194 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 Lockheed Martin (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Classic Collision (9). 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 $39/hr, and Atlanta at $28/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. Manufacturing Assembly Technician (1st Shift)- Rail Traction Components figures were last recalculated when this page was built.