Job Description

Overview

Join The Gund Company, where you will find friends who will support and challenge you to crush goals that provide amazing growth opportunities. We are in the business of electrical insulation manufacturing, but we really pride ourselves in just being a group of fun, driven, problem solvers who LOVE what we do!

Responsibilities

  • Complete maintenance work orders as assigned.
  • Perform basic maintenance repair on building infrastructure, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve basic mechanical/electrical/electronic, pneumatic and plumbing breakdowns.
  • Follow designated work instructions for specific functions.
  • Perform facility systems inspections as assigned.
  • Utilize diagnostic tools and techniques to detect problem areas.
  • Update spare parts and suitable replacements as needed.
  • Complete demand maintenance work order paperwork.
  • Participate in cross training to become knowledgeable of equipment/process within the department.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Maintain company issued tools.
  • Follow standard practices and all state and government regulations relating to work safety.
  • Provide guidance, feedback and positive behavior modeling.
  • Determine if tools are undamaged and in safe condition for use.
  • Make suggestions to improve production and order processing efficiency.
  • Assist with training other team members.
  • Work with contracted repair personnel as needed.

Requirements

  • Perform work independently.
  • Communicate with supervisor on work order priority, issues and progress.
  • Open to change due to emergency orders or fabrication of parts.
  • Very good math skills.
  • Ability to understand schematics.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical/electronic, pneumatic, and plumbing breakdowns.
  • Excellent problem solving skills.
  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Must be able to work overtime as needed.
  • Trade School or Associates Degree in Industrial Maintenance or similar combination of education and experience is required.
  • Prior experience in a manufacturing industry is preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • The work environment is typical of most shop environments; not climate controlled and subject to outdoor weather conditions.
  • Frequent exposure to fumes/dust particles; may require use of respirators or other types of PPE.
  • May come in contact with toxic or caustic chemicals.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability
401k

How this job compares in Walnut, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $29–$45/hr across 365 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% 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 Walnut, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Walnut, 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 486 other active welding openings from 233 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Walnut, CA

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