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Overview

Smurfit Westrock is a leader in sustainable packaging, dedicated to creating efficient paper and packaging solutions. The Multicraft Technician II maintains, tests, and repairs various systems and provides skilled support in a unionized manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical equipment.
  • Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures.
  • Advises operators and line mechanics on safe operation procedures.
  • Informs management and line mechanics of potential electrical/mechanical problems.
  • Maintains performance and maintenance records for identified equipment.
  • Performs preventive maintenance functions as directed.
  • Assists maintenance personnel with technical troubleshooting.
  • Assists and trains other maintenance and/or technical level employees.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic fields.
  • Experience in electrical troubleshooting.
  • Computer experience/operation and PLC required.
  • High degree of precision working with minimum tolerances.
  • Ability to climb in overhead structures and work in close quarters.
  • Must be highly safety conscious.
  • High school diploma or its equivalent required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position will be on an off shift.
  • Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Cerritos, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 26% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $27–$41/hr middle band drawn from 483 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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 Cerritos, CA

Cerritos, 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 627 other active welding openings from 305 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (31), 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 $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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