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Overview

The Facilities Mechanic position at the University aims to support the institution's mission by maintaining and improving campus buildings and infrastructure through efficient and customer-focused service. The role involves performing routine maintenance and assisting with HVAC equipment installation and preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine and semi-skilled maintenance, alterations, and repair of campus equipment.
  • Assist journeypersons with installation and preventive maintenance of HVAC equipment.
  • Assist in the repair of steam lines and vacuum pumps.
  • Operate tools and equipment related to the HVAC trade.
  • Maintain logs of completed tasks.

Requirements

  • 2000 trade-appropriate documented work experience hours (Preferred).
  • Working knowledge of general HVAC trade practices and procedures (Required).
  • Ability to perform routine and semi-skilled tasks assisting Service Engineers or SOE's (Required).
  • Ability to make minor repairs/installations or perform preventive maintenance on University equipment/systems (Required).
  • Working knowledge of various hand tools, power equipment, and supplies of the HVAC trade (Required).
  • Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations (Required).
  • Skill in working independently or as part of a work crew with minimal direction (Required).
  • Ability to work effectively and productively as part of a team (Required).
  • Ability to observe all safety practices (Required).
  • Ability to keep accurate records of work and completed jobs (Required).
  • Must possess and maintain a valid CA noncommercial Class C License (Required).
  • Some schooling in trade-related subjects and 6-18 CEUs (Preferred).

Additional Information

  • Schedule: 6:30AM - 3:00PM, Monday through Friday.
  • Union/Policy Covered: K4-Skilled Crafts-UCLA.
  • Background Check and Live Scan background check required.
  • Employment contingent upon satisfactory physical examination.
  • Position subject to California DMV 'Pull Notice System'.
  • Ability to lift heavy objects up to 50 lbs.
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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. 18 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.

UCLA 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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