Job Description

Overview

Raymond West is seeking a skilled Shop Technician to join their Service Department, responsible for performing repairs and services on customer equipment while maintaining strong communication with customers and colleagues. The company specializes in providing comprehensive warehouse solutions, including lift trucks, racking, and service.

Responsibilities

  • Repair all types of equipment sold and serviced by the company.
  • Maintain a profitable billing level.
  • Complete all paperwork transactions in a timely and orderly fashion.
  • Communicate options to the Shop Supervisor before proceeding with work.
  • Complete jobs within quoted time limits when applicable.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
  • Represent the entire company at all times.
  • Report all accidents, whether self or customer.
  • Account for 100% of available time during working hours.
  • Willing to work overtime when necessary.
  • Follow all procedures in the company’s Employee Handbook.
  • Train other employees as needed.
  • Update training and skills on a continuing basis.
  • Pass Raymond Certification and re-certification if applicable.

Requirements

  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
  • 2 years breakdown experience or comparable service experience preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and similar software.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedure manuals.
  • Must maintain effective working relationships with employees and managers.
  • Sound working knowledge of basic D.C. and A.C. electricity.
  • Sound working knowledge of hydraulic systems.
  • Must pass all available certificates appropriate to the position.
  • Self-starter with good organizational skills.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position is non-sedentary.
  • Must be willing to work out of town as necessary.
  • Qualified candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Cypress, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $27–$43/hr across 486 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 51% 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 Cypress, CA

Cypress, 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 636 other active welding openings from 309 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 (34), Honeywell Aerospace (16), and Valar Atomics (13). 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, Long Beach at $42/hr, and Los Angeles at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Cypress, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Shop Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.