Facilities Technician

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc; California (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PTO

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

9/80 work schedule

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. is seeking a dedicated Facilities Technician for the Chatsworth, CA site. You will maintain building systems, manage repairs, and coordinate with external contractors to keep operations safe and efficient.

The role involves routine and reactive maintenance, plus documentation of work and adherence to health and safety standards, enabling continuous production support for aerospace products.

Qualifications

• Prior Facilities Technician experience in commercial/industrial settings.
• Familiarity with building systems (electrical, mechanical, plumbing).
• Strong health and safety knowledge and compliance awareness.
• Ability to operate tools safely in varied environments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine and reactive maintenance across building systems, equipment and infrastructure, including lighting, plumbing and HVAC.
• Support planned preventative maintenance schedules and maintain accurate records of completed work.
• Coordinate and monitor external contractors and service providers, ensuring work is safe and meets Ontic standards.
• Conduct regular site inspections and report issues or opportunities for improvement.
• Respond to facilities requests and resolve issues quickly using helpdesk systems.
• Support health and safety activities, including fire alarm testing and emergency lighting.

Skills

Facilities maintenance

HVAC systems

Electrical & plumbing

Safety compliance

Helpdesk coordination

Job description

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

Facilities Technician Chatsworth - California, USA

| Regular, Full-Time | 9/80 Work Schedule $22-$29/hour, based on experience

About Ontic Chatsworth

Our 114,000 sq ft Chatsworth facility in Los Angeles specializes in electronic and electro-mechanical aerospace products, supporting critical systems including airborne radar, cabin and cockpit lighting, flight controls, engine and environmental controls and pilot controls. Behind those products is a team solving complex technical and operational challenges every day. With specialist manufacturing and testing capabilities on site, Chatsworth combines decades of aerospace expertise with the opportunity to keep improving how we deliver for our customers. Join the team and your work will contribute directly to the reliability and availability of systems used across civil and military aviation around the world.

The opportunity

As a Facilities Technician at Ontic, you'll play a hands-on role in keeping our Chatsworth site safe, operational and ready to support the teams delivering critical aerospace products. You'll support both planned and reactive maintenance across the facility, helping to resolve issues quickly, maintain building systems and equipment, and identify opportunities to improve the working environment. You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of day-to-day facilities needs while working closely with external contractors and teams across the site. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in solving practical problems and can work independently in a fast-paced environment where keeping operations running matters.

What you'll be doing

• Carry out routine and reactive maintenance across building systems, equipment and infrastructure, including lighting, plumbing and HVAC.
• Support planned preventative maintenance schedules and maintain accurate records of completed work.
• Coordinate and monitor external contractors and service providers, helping ensure work is completed safely and to Ontic standards.
• Conduct regular site inspections, identifying and reporting issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Respond to facilities requests and resolve issues in a timely manner using helpdesk or ticketing systems.
• Support health and safety compliance activities, including fire alarm testing, emergency lighting and equipment checks.
• Help maintain a safe, clean and efficient working environment, including supporting office moves, equipment setup and consumable stock management.

What you'll bring

• Previous experience in a facilities or maintenance technician role within a commercial or industrial environment.
• Knowledge of building systems and general maintenance activities, including electrical, mechanical and plumbing.
• A good understanding of health and safety procedures and compliance requirements.
• Confidence carrying out manual tasks, using tools safely and working both indoors and outdoors.
• The ability to prioritise your workload and respond quickly to changing needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with external contractors or vendors and using facilities or maintenance management systems to log and track work would be advantageous.

Why Ontic?

At Ontic, we're specialists in keeping critical aircraft flying. Our work supports civil and military aviation around the world, giving established aircraft products the long-term support they need to remain safe, reliable and available. But it's our people who make that possible. We're a growing, global team where you're trusted to take ownership, encouraged to challenge how things have always been done and supported to develop your career as our business grows. We believe in embracing the challenge - working together to solve complex problems and create opportunities for our customers, our business and each other.

Benefits at Ontic

• Goal Share bonus program - everyone at Ontic is automatically enrolled, giving us all the opportunity to share in our success
• Paid volunteering time - giving you time to support a cause or community that matters to you
• 24/7 wellbeing support - confidential support available through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee discounts - access to discounts and offers across a range of retailers and services
• Learning and development - opportunities to build your skills, develop your career and grow with Ontic
• Employee referral program - rewarding you for introducing great people to Team Ontic
• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Competitive PTO, holiday pay and sick leave
• 401(k) plan - with up to 4% company match
• 9/80 work schedule - where applicable

Ready to embrace the challenge?

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity where you could make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and see where a career with Team Ontic could take you.

Compensation

Pay Range $22-$29/hour, based on experience

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Ontic is a leading manufacturer to the world’s civil and military aircraft. By becoming the OEM to critical parts others originally developed, we provide continuity, availability and longevity to our customers’ fleets, supporting them for a lifetime of flight. Through our in-house manufacturing and engineering, MRO, spares, and AOG support, we ensure certified, safety-critical components remain available, compliant, and reliable across the full operational life of the aircraft we support. We use our expertise and experience to reduce supply chain risk, improve production outputs and deliver for our customers, so they can keep their aircraft flying now and in the future.