Socomec’s Suwanee hiring begins with salaries up to $145,000
Socomec has begun staffing its new Gwinnett County factory in Suwanee with engineering and leadership positions offering salaries up to $145,000. The company aims to create 300 jobs, with broader production hiring expected soon.
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The electrical-equipment manufacturer promised about 300 jobs at its new Gwinnett plant. Its current openings are concentrated in engineering, finance and plant leadership, while broad production hiring has yet to appear publicly.
SUWANEE — Socomec has begun staffing its new Gwinnett County factory, offering salaries from $70,000 to $145,000 for some of the first publicly advertised positions.
The French electrical-equipment company opened the plant at 2935 Shawnee Industrial Way in May. State and county officials said the $10 million operation would eventually create about 300 jobs, with hiring expected to include production and operations workers.
The current recruiting picture is narrower.
As of Aug. 22, Socomec had at least six active Suwanee openings covering manufacturing engineering, workplace safety, accounting, information technology, supply-chain management and technical support. Four disclosed salary ranges.
| Current opening | Listed salary | Minimum experience or education |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing engineer | $95,000-$100,000 | Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering; new graduates encouraged to apply |
| Health, safety and environmental specialist | $85,000-$95,000 | Related bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience |
| Accountant | $70,000-$80,000 | Accounting or finance degree and three to five years of experience |
| Senior critical-power systems engineer | $125,000-$145,000 | Advanced technical and field-support experience |
| Supply-chain manager | Not disclosed | Electrical manufacturing and supply-chain leadership experience |
| North America IT director | Not disclosed | Bachelor’s degree and 10 to 15 years of IT experience |
The openings give North Atlanta job seekers their first detailed look at the work taking shape inside the plant, which sits in unincorporated Gwinnett near Suwanee.
Socomec manufactures systems that keep electricity flowing through data centers, hospitals and other facilities where a power interruption can be costly. The Suwanee operation is assembling static transfer switches and large uninterruptible power-supply systems.
The manufacturing engineer will help design and improve those assembly processes. Socomec requires an industrial-engineering degree but says recent graduates may apply even though two years of manufacturing experience is preferred.
The position is not a desk-only engineering job. About three-quarters of the work is expected to take place on the factory floor, sometimes around live electrical equipment. Applicants must be able to lift 50 pounds and remain at work for as long as eight hours.
The safety specialist will become the plant’s principal local contact for occupational safety and environmental compliance. The job requires a bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, environmental science or a related field, plus at least two years of relevant experience.
Socomec is also building the administrative side of the operation. Its accountant opening pays between $70,000 and $80,000 and includes manufacturing-cost analysis, inventory accounting and financial reporting across the company’s North American business. The job is hybrid, but it requires domestic and international travel and the ability to obtain a passport.
At the top of the disclosed pay range is a senior engineer responsible for complex power-system problems, field escalations and technical training across North America. That hybrid position pays between $125,000 and $145,000.
The 300-job promise remains a longer-term number
Georgia announced the project in November 2025 as a nearly $10 million investment expected to create 300 jobs. The state said production and operations recruiting would begin early in 2026.
When Socomec and local officials opened the factory May 6, they again described the project as creating 300 jobs as operations expanded.
That number should not be confused with the positions available today.
The six active listings represent specific openings that job seekers can pursue now. They do not show how many people Socomec already employs in Suwanee, and neither the company nor economic-development officials have published a current local headcount.
They also do not yet represent the broad production workforce suggested by the original announcement. The openings reviewed Saturday were professional, technical or management jobs; none was an hourly assembler or production-operator position.
The distinction matters because large economic-development announcements often describe employment expected over several years rather than jobs ready to be filled immediately. Neither the original state announcement nor the May opening announcement set a public deadline for Socomec to reach 300 employees.
For local workers without a four-year degree or specialized industry experience, the more consequential stage of hiring will come when the company begins advertising assembly, testing, warehouse and production-support positions in greater numbers.
How to apply
Applications are routed through Socomec’s North American careers page. The company also accepts general applications from people whose skills do not match a current opening.
A résumé is required for the advertised jobs. A cover letter is optional, and no application deadline is posted, meaning an opening may close once a candidate is selected.
Socomec says North American employees are offered paid holidays and vacation, medical, dental and vision coverage, and paid sick leave. Benefits are scheduled to begin on the employee’s hiring date, although the company notes that its policies are subject to change.
For now, the company’s Suwanee expansion offers its clearest opportunities to engineers, accountants and experienced plant professionals. The next test of the 300-job commitment will be whether hiring reaches the production floor — and how quickly those positions become available to the wider Gwinnett workforce.
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