Job Description

Overview

We are a leading industrial manufacturer with an international presence that serves a wide range of clients across several different industries. We are seeking a Maintenance Technician with injection molding experience, offering top industry pay and excellent benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Performs preventive and planned maintenance on all production equipment and auxiliary machinery.
  • Assists in the teardown and rebuild of Injection Molding Machines and Auxiliary Equipment.
  • Performs equipment inspections and reports improper, unsafe operations to proper supervision.
  • Responds to all machine failures; diagnoses, troubleshoots and repairs electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical failures.
  • Evaluates needs and generates requisitions for spare parts to ensure minimal machine downtime.
  • Communicates with production teams and coordinates priorities for maintenance service.
  • Keeps an accurate record of time and work performed and submits reports for data collection.
  • Maintains a clean and safe work environment and attends required training.
  • Ensures compliance with all Safety and Quality Procedures and maintains Productivity Standards.
  • Follows company policies and practices as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
  • Follows safety guidelines and procedures.
  • Performs additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Basic experience in electricity, hydraulic and pneumatic principles.
  • Ability to interpret schematics and diagrams.
  • Strong proficiency in the use of power and hand tools and precision instruments.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and remedy problems with manufacturing equipment.
  • Ability to read ladder logic and PLC ladder diagrams is a plus.
  • Must be certified to drive forklifts or pass certification exam during initial trial period.
  • Must be certified to operate cranes or pass certification exam during initial trial period.
  • Basic computer skills, including basic Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Benefits

  • Excellent pay
  • Great benefits
  • Opportunity for growth and development
  • Positive company culture

Benefits

Excellent pay
Great benefits
Opportunity for growth and development
Positive company culture

How this job compares in Culver City, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 470 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 55% 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 Culver City, CA

Culver City, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 596 other active welding openings from 294 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 7 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Technician - Injection Molding figures were last recalculated when this page was built.