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Maintenance Mechanic (Bottling / Filling Production Lines)

Location

Lynwood, CA

Wage

$33 – $40/hr

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Posted on October 13, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Jobot is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for bottling and filling production lines in a leading manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products. The role offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

  • Perform general maintenance duties such as replacing valves, pumps, motors, and gear reducers.
  • Work with packaging equipment including labelers, fillers, cappers, and sealers.
  • Disassemble and assemble electric motors, pumps, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
  • Repair machinery and conveyor belts.
  • Maintain technical and professional knowledge.
  • Perform miscellaneous duties as required for plant maintenance.
  • Basic machinist experience using lathe and mill is a plus.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in the cosmetics, food, or pharmaceutical industry.
  • Ability to communicate in English.
  • In-depth knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical processes.
  • Ability to read and work from mechanical and electrical prints.
  • Knowledge and skill to use a variety of hand and power tools as well as shop tools.
  • Analytically oriented to troubleshoot and establish root cause of problems.
  • Willingness to work overtime and be on call for off-hours emergencies.
  • Must have own tools.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is helpful but not mandatory.

Benefits

  • Top Market Pay
  • Excellent Benefits
  • Room for growth & advancement
  • Overtime available

Benefits

Top Market Pay
Excellent Benefits
Room for growth & advancement
Overtime available
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How this job compares in Lynwood, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting comes in about 37% below the $58/hr median for manufacturing welder jobs across California, where the middle half runs $30–$66/hr across 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 46% 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 Lynwood, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lynwood, 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 594 other active welding openings from 272 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

Jobot currently has 9 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), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Honeywell Aerospace (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 Pasadena at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and El Segundo at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Lynwood, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Mechanic (Bottling / Filling Production Lines) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.