Job Description

Overview

Jobot is seeking a Maintenance Technician with injection molding experience to join a leading industrial manufacturer. The role offers top industry pay and excellent benefits, with opportunities for growth and development.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive and planned maintenance on all production equipment and auxiliary machinery.
  • Assist in the teardown and rebuild of Injection Molding Machines and Auxiliary Equipment.
  • Perform equipment inspections and report improper, unsafe operations to proper supervision.
  • Respond to all machine failures; diagnose, troubleshoot and repair electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical failures.
  • Evaluate needs and generate requisitions for spare parts to ensure minimal machine downtime.
  • Communicate with production teams and coordinate priorities for maintenance service.
  • Keep accurate records of time and work performed and submit reports for data collection.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment and attend required training.
  • Ensure compliance with all Safety and Quality Procedures and maintain Productivity Standards.
  • Follow company policies and practices as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
  • Follow safety guidelines and procedures.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Basic experience in electricity, hydraulic and pneumatic principles.
  • Ability to interpret schematics and diagrams.
  • Strong proficiency in the use of power and hand tools and precision instruments.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and remedy problems with manufacturing equipment.
  • Ability to read ladder logic and PLC ladder diagrams is a plus.
  • Must be certified to drive forklifts or pass certification exam during initial trial period.
  • Must be certified to operate cranes or pass certification exam during initial trial period.
  • Basic computer skills, including basic Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Benefits

  • Excellent pay
  • Great benefits

Benefits

Excellent pay
Great benefits

How this job compares in Culver City, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $34/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $28–$47/hr across 408 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 Culver City, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Culver City, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 553 other active welding openings from 252 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

Jobot currently has 8 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 (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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