Job Description

Overview

Huhtamaki is a global provider of sustainable packaging solutions focused on making all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. The HLN Maintenance Mechanic role involves performing maintenance and repair tasks on production machinery and support equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Work safely at all times, following Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
  • Perform assigned duties independently, without supervision.
  • Participate in PM, TPM, and CI efforts in both Maintenance and Operations departments as assigned.
  • Monitor condition and coordinate maintenance of machinery as assigned.
  • Install, upgrade, modify, repair, and remove machinery and other equipment.
  • Perform daily housekeeping and machinery inspections.
  • Use CMMS system for work order control and issuing parts.
  • Participate in parts inventory and cycle count as it relates to maintenance area.
  • Inspect auxiliary equipment such as compressors and blowers.
  • Work interchangeably with the Maintenance Planner and Maintenance Team Leads.
  • Work interchangeably with the Production Team Leads and manufacturing machine employees.
  • Occasionally pick up and deliver parts outside of the facility.
  • Work weekend overtime as needed or scheduled.
  • Weld and fabricate metal parts.
  • Carry out environmental compliance tasks as appropriate.

Requirements

  • Certification in hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems is desired.
  • High School diploma desired.
  • Must supply necessary tool box with required tools to perform specific duties.
  • Minimum of 2 years of prior experience in industrial mechanical equipment.
  • PC literate.
  • Ability to train others.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to read blueprints and schematics pertaining to mechanical systems and auxiliary equipment.
  • Advanced level proficiency in problem-solving and decision making.
  • Must understand and operate shop equipment.
  • Must be able to weld and fabricate to repair plant equipment.
  • Must have knowledge of NFPA-70E requirements.

Additional Information

  • Must be able to work any shift and overtime as required by production demands.
  • Must be able to lift a minimum of 35lbs to shoulder height.
  • Must be able to climb stairs occasionally to access the roof.
  • Must be able to bend and stoop occasionally.
  • Must be able to stand and walk 100% of working time.
  • Will spend 100% of time on the manufacturing floor with moderate noise levels requiring personal protective equipment.

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 $45/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $36–$60/hr across 61 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

We're tracking 87 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 57 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 553 other active welding openings from 251 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (21), and Aerotek (17). 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 $72/hr, El Segundo at $58/hr, and Torrance at $47/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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