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Overview

The Heico Companies, a privately held organization with over 40 years of success and a diverse portfolio, is seeking a Maintenance Electrician for US Wire Group. This role involves the assembly, troubleshooting, and repair of mechanical and electrical systems within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support company maintenance requirements for machinery, facility, and safety initiatives.
  • Maintain proper preventative maintenance schedules and documentation for all shop equipment.
  • Support building system maintenance such as machine shop, compressors, tooling, and generators.
  • Upgrade, repair, and replace machinery parts and components as needed.
  • Oversee machinery to ensure optimal working condition.
  • Support overall company electrical maintenance requirements for machinery and facility upkeep.
  • Maintain electrical support for equipment in the machine shop.
  • Assist mechanical assembly with troubleshooting of equipment breakdown and repair.
  • Ensure compliance with safety codes in building electrical support.
  • Maintain building wiring inspection and electrical safety records as required by OSHA.
  • Work independently on maintenance repair, electrical repair, and installation.
  • Operate machine shop equipment to make repair parts.
  • Use electrical instruments to diagnose electrical problems.
  • Perform various repairs to shop equipment and general carpentry.
  • Maintain and repair water, oil, steam, air, and gas lines.
  • Maintain required housekeeping of work area and observe all safety rules.
  • Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in the manufacturing sector.
  • Basic understanding of production and machine operation.
  • Ability to use tools and precision equipment.
  • Excellent attendance and work record.
  • Experience in machine operation.
  • Ability to work and communicate well in a team environment.
  • Ability to work in cold and hot temperatures.
  • 3 years of experience in the electrical machine building field.
  • Knowledge of 110V, 230V, 480V, and 24V DC.
  • Thorough knowledge of electrical/electronic components and equipment.
  • Experience using voltmeter, hand tools, hand crimpers, screwdrivers, wrenches, and pliers.
  • Comfortable lifting up to 50lbs, bending, stooping, standing, and climbing up to 10ft.
  • Ability to pass a background check and drug screen.
  • Strong attention to safety.

Additional Information

  • This is a union position.
  • Ability to work late shifts, weekends, and holidays.
  • Able to work in a non-climate-controlled environment.
  • Authorized to work for any employer in the US.
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How this job compares in Irwindale, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting comes in about 11% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$43/hr across 486 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 42% 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 Irwindale, CA

Irwindale, CA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 636 other active welding openings from 310 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Irwindale, or widen the search to California.

Metal Processing Group, an Affiliate of The Heico Companies currently has 1 other opening 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), Honeywell Aerospace (16), and Valar Atomics (13). 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 $51/hr, Long Beach at $42/hr, and Los Angeles at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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