Job Description

Overview

The Weekend Brewing Maintenance Engineer at Anheuser-Busch's Los Angeles Brewery is responsible for supporting equipment reliability and system performance in a high-speed manufacturing environment. This hands-on role involves mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and improving processes within the brewery operations.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair valves, actuators, and process equipment to support system reliability.
  • Perform mechanical work on process piping systems, including disassembly, repair, and reassembly.
  • Support preventative and corrective maintenance to drive equipment uptime and operational performance.
  • Troubleshoot and maintain actuators (pneumatic, hydraulic, electric) across production systems.
  • Interpret P&IDs and technical documentation to diagnose issues and execute repairs.
  • Execute work through CMMS systems (SAP or similar) in alignment with safety, quality, and SOP standards.
  • Perform routine inspections and identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and maintenance processes.
  • Adhere to all safety, quality, and sanitation requirements while completing assigned work.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required; 4+ years of industrial mechanical experience or 2-year technical degree preferred.
  • Experience working with process piping, valves, and mechanical systems.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and technical drawings.
  • Experience with safety practices (LOTO, confined space) preferred.
  • Welding experience and/or sanitary pipe experience is a plus.
  • Willingness to work rotating shifts, overtime, and weekends, with ability to perform physical work as required.

Benefits

  • Free Beer!

Additional Information

  • Rotating shift/scheduled, across all 3 shifts.

Benefits

Free Beer!

How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA currently run a median of $40/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$57/hr across 74 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

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Anheuser-Busch 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 (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.

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