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Overview

This role is for a Maintenance Mechanic at a globally recognized manufacturer of precision forged metal components, serving industries such as aerospace and defense. The position involves troubleshooting and maintaining production equipment to ensure safe operations and maximum uptime.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and resolve mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment failures.
  • Maintain and repair ring rolling machines, industrial furnaces, hydraulic presses, conveyors, and forklifts.
  • Execute scheduled preventive maintenance programs on all production equipment.
  • Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits including pumps, valves, cylinders, and hose assemblies.
  • Repair and replace bearings, motors, gearboxes, belts, chains, and drive train components.
  • Conduct routine equipment inspections and document safety check results.
  • Read and work from blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and OEM technical manuals.
  • Operate hand tools, power tools, precision measuring instruments, and diagnostic equipment.
  • Perform welding, fabrication, and mechanical alignment tasks as required.
  • Maintain compliance with OSHA regulations and aerospace manufacturing safety standards.
  • Keep accurate maintenance logs, repair histories, and parts inventory records.
  • Respond promptly to emergency equipment breakdowns.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Technical or vocational training in industrial maintenance or a related field preferred.
  • Prior experience in an aerospace, defense, or heavy industrial manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
  • Forklift certification a plus.
  • Welding certification or demonstrated welding experience a plus.
  • Industrial mechanical maintenance across heavy production equipment.
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic systems troubleshooting and repair.
  • Preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
  • Forklift repair and maintenance.
  • Industrial furnace and press repair.
  • Blueprint and schematic interpretation.
  • Safety compliance including lockout/tagout and OSHA standards.

Additional Information

  • This is a second shift role from 4 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
  • Located in the greater Los Angeles area of Southern California.
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How this job compares in Paramount, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $28–$47/hr middle band drawn from 408 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 60% 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 Paramount, CA

Paramount, CA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across California as a whole we're tracking 553 other active welding openings from 252 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

Jobot currently has 8 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), Honeywell Aerospace (21), and Aerotek (17). 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 $72/hr, El Segundo at $58/hr, and Torrance at $47/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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