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Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic LG 19 position involves the installation, repair, maintenance, and servicing of plant electrical circuits and equipment. The role requires extensive knowledge of machinery and the ability to work independently while ensuring safety and efficiency in maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Layout, plan and perform test equipment installation and equipment repairs.
  • Locate causes of malfunctions or breakdowns in machinery and equipment.
  • Repair any other plant machines and equipment as assigned.
  • Determine repair or reconditioning required and parts replacement.
  • Perform pipe bending, fitting, welding, tube bending and flairing.
  • Build and erect special plant or experimental machines and equipment.
  • Assemble special machines to blueprint or engineering instructions.
  • Perform arc and/or acetylene welding, cutting and brazing.
  • Conduct preventative maintenance on compressors and associated equipment.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED, vocational training, or 10+ years practical experience.
  • Extensive knowledge of machinery function and operation.
  • Basic knowledge of machines, mechanisms, and mechanics.
  • Knowledge of industrial pipe fitting.
  • Ability to perform arc and gas acetylene welding.
  • Ability to work with assembly or installation blueprints.
  • Good knowledge of maintenance parts and materials.
  • Knowledge of safe rigging to lift and move heavy equipment.
  • Punctual, organized, and detail-oriented.
  • Able to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Employee must be able to lift, push, pull or move up to fifty (50) pounds or more with assistance.
  • Occasional exposure to shop elements such as noise, dust, odors, and fumes.

Benefits

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

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, whose middle half runs $35–$63/hr across 57 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 46% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 79 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 54 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 577 other active welding openings from 282 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.

Parker Hannifin 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 $71/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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