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Overview

Rio Tinto Minerals is seeking a Millwright I for their Wilmington shipping plant to perform maintenance, installation, and repair of machinery and equipment, ensuring optimal operating efficiency. The company is a global leader in industrial mineral supply, particularly in borates.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all required safety rules and procedures.
  • Coordinate Millwright functions with overall Plant Operations.
  • Prepare parts lists and order and retrieve parts as needed.
  • Use power and hand equipment for varied types of rigging.
  • Diagnose and repair rotating and conveying equipment.

Requirements

  • HS diploma or GED; ability to read and write in English and proficiency in basic math.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience repairing Industrial Equipment.
  • Pass a mechanical aptitude test.
  • Demonstrable mechanical aptitude and skills in rigging, fabricating, repairing equipment, and welding.
  • Ability to read blueprints and drawings.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Role based in Wilmington, CA.
  • Expected hourly rate is $45.38.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 19% above the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $32–$58/hr middle band drawn from 26 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 Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 40 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 30 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 399 other active welding openings from 207 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (20), Aerotek (17), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $48/hr, Los Angeles at $38/hr, and Hawthorne at $36/hr. Los Angeles is among them.

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