Job Description

Overview

The Field Technician I position at Rain for Rent involves loading, unloading, and moving materials at work sites, as well as assembling and maintaining equipment for agricultural or industrial applications. The company is a leading provider of temporary liquid handling solutions, known for its engineering expertise and commitment to customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
  • Select pipe sizes and types and related materials according to specifications.
  • Load, secure, and unload materials and equipment with appropriate tools and machinery according to specifications.
  • Inspect equipment, company vehicles, and tools for safety and functionality prior to travel to customer sites.
  • Track and maintain company tools and supplies and report any damaged or missing items to Supervisor.
  • Complete Job Site Analysis for customer or job sites where work is to be performed.
  • Assemble and secure pipes, fittings, and related equipment according to project specifications.
  • Inspect, examine, and test installed systems and pipe lines using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
  • Perform demonstration of equipment for customers upon install and testing completion if required.
  • Using hand and power tools, modify, clean, and maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, pumps, and related machines and equipment following specifications.
  • Follow QSE regulations.
  • Ensure total customer satisfaction prior to leaving jobsite and answer any questions they may have.
  • Promote cooperation and good communication with all Branch and Corporate personnel.
  • Be an active participant in the Company’s Safety Culture.
  • Know and practice company’s value proposition.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
  • Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
  • Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
  • Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Able to work flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
  • Able to use a calculator, cellular telephone, and tape measure/ruler.
  • Able to read a map and calculate distances.
  • Must be motivated, a team player, safety-oriented, and have a customer service orientation.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Gardena, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 41% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$45/hr across 448 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% 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 Gardena, CA

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Gardena, CA right now, from 8 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 594 other active welding openings from 271 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Gardena, or widen the search to California.

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 Gardena, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Field Technician I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.