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Overview

The Maintenance Technician at Swipejobs is responsible for maintaining and repairing facility equipment at the Los Angeles International Airport area, ensuring minimal production disruptions and maintaining workplace safety. This full-time position involves a variety of tasks including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical repairs.

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and repair HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, and commercial kitchen equipment.
  • Perform preventive maintenance and urgent on-site repairs.
  • Complete basic carpentry, painting, mechanical, and construction work.
  • Keep tools and the maintenance shop clean, organized, and functional.
  • Ensure repairs are cost-effective and have minimal impact on production and staff.
  • Test repaired equipment for safe and proper operation.
  • Maintain workplace safety and perform other assigned maintenance duties.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • Valid driver's license (CDL may be required for some positions).
  • Ability to lift heavy objects (often 50-75 pounds or more).
  • Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills.
  • Knowledge of safety procedures and waste-handling practices is a plus.

Additional Information

  • Full-time schedule
  • Overtime may be available
  • Weekend and holiday availability may be required
  • Fast-paced, team-oriented work environment
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How this job compares in Redondo Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 43% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $29–$44/hr across 393 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Redondo Beach, CA

Redondo Beach, CA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 520 other active welding openings from 245 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Redondo Beach, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (36), Relativity Space (21), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (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 Long Beach at $49/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $43/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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.