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Overview

We are looking for a Mechanical Assembler to join our Brea team. This is a manufacturing role where you will perform duties associated with all manufacturing operations, including assembly, teardown, troubleshooting, fixturing, and repair of industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Work in a project-based manufacturing environment.
  • Perform assembly, disassembly, and refurbishment of hydraulic equipment.
  • Troubleshoot issues and identify solutions.
  • Communicate with supervisors, engineers, project managers, and other personnel daily.
  • Maintain adherence to strict quality and safety standards.
  • Be able to multi-task and shift priorities as conditions warrant.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years mechanical experience with hydraulic equipment.
  • Metal fabrication experience including drilling, tapping, grinding, and cutting.
  • Experience in a made to order manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to follow procedures and engineering drawings.
  • Thorough understanding of mechanical systems.
  • Experience with piping and tubing assemblies preferred.
  • Forklift and overhead crane operation desired.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Brea, CA

Benefits

PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Brea, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Brea, CA — toward the top of a $28–$37/hr middle band drawn from 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% 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 Brea, CA

Brea, CA currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 596 other active welding openings from 294 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Brea, or widen the search to California.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation currently has 2 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), 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 Redondo Beach at $65/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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  • Maintenance Mechanic — Howmet Aerospace · Brea, CA · $32–$42/hr
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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Assembler - SIGN ON BONUS figures were last recalculated when this page was built.