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Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic position involves performing basic preventive maintenance on CNC machines and minor repairs on various manual machines. Candidates should have 3-6 years of experience and possess good communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Work safely under functional safety guidelines such as PPE and equipment interaction.
  • Perform repairs, modifications and/or improvements on machinery as instructed on work orders.
  • Duties may involve pipe fitting, boiler making, insulating, welding, machining, carpentry, and repairing electrical or mechanical equipment.

Requirements

  • The ability to read and write English.
  • An introductory competence in shop math such as working with fractions and decimals.
  • Evidence of strong mechanical aptitude.
  • Basic blueprint reading competencies.
  • Thorough knowledge of machinery, including their design, uses, repairs and maintenance.
  • Strong analytical abilities.
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How this job compares in Gardena, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$48/hr across 451 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 Gardena, CA

Gardena, CA currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 586 other active welding openings from 267 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gardena, or widen the search to California.

Precision Castparts currently has 4 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 (37), Relativity Space (22), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18). 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 $65/hr, Pasadena at $61/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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