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Overview

At Oliver Inc., the Electro-Mechanical Rebuild & Fabrication Mechanic is responsible for maintaining the mechanical health of presses and production equipment, utilizing hands-on diagnostics, precision rebuilds, machining, welding, and vendor collaboration to enhance reliability and minimize downtime.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair presses and ancillary manufacturing equipment.
  • Collaborate with supervisors and production teams to identify and resolve performance issues.
  • Diagnose mechanical faults and choose appropriate repair paths.
  • Rebuild machines, equipment, and components when required.
  • Research and implement modifications that increase reliability and minimize failures.
  • Work with OEMs and suppliers to address failures, source parts, and apply recommended improvements.
  • Determine when to execute repairs in-house versus outsourcing.
  • Maintain parts inventory and qualify suppliers based on availability, quality, and cost.
  • Design, machine, weld, and fabricate parts, tooling, and fixtures.
  • Perform various welding processes and operate shop equipment.
  • Assist with general facility upkeep, including carpentry and related maintenance.
  • Respond to issues and emergencies during assigned shift hours.
  • Complete additional duties as assigned.

Additional Information

  • Full-time, 1st shift.
  • Occasional response to equipment emergencies may be required based on operational needs.
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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 $44/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $36–$67/hr across 52 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 50 different employers. 19 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 486 other active welding openings from 234 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.

Oliver Inc. currently has 1 other opening 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 (35), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Relativity Space (14). 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 Long Beach at $49/hr, El Segundo at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $44/hr. Los Angeles is among them.

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