Maintenance Mechanic - 2nd shift

Precision Castparts; Paramount (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety equipment provided

Job summary

Precision Castparts is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Mechanic in Paramount, California. The role focuses on maintaining and repairing plant equipment to support the production of flight-critical products while ensuring safety and efficiency.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED, with technical certification preferred. A minimum of 2-5 years' industrial experience is desired along with strong teamwork and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license required.
• 2-5 years of experience as a journeyman multi-craft mechanic preferred.
• Ability to follow standard machine operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on machinery and equipment.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures.
• Inspect production equipment for defects.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Basic math skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical or professional certification

Tools

Forklift

Maintenance management software

Job description

Carlton Forge Works is the premier producer of seamless rolled rings as well as open and closed‑die forgings for the aerospace, gas turbine, industrial, commercial, and nuclear industries. We have an exciting opportunity to join a winning team and work leverage your technical skills as a Sr. Maintenance Mechanic.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for ensuring all plant equipment, machinery, and facilities operate safely, efficiently, and according to requirements. This role involves performing preventive maintenance, repairs, and construction of mechanical systems to support the production of flight‑critical products.

Key Performance Indicators

• Safety adherence; to include all forklift safety policies
• Preventative Maintenance Schedule Adherence
• Ability to handle parts without damaging people, parts or property
• Timely and accurate record keeping

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Comply with PCC Code of Conduct Requirements
• Perform all duties in a safe and collaborative manner and immediately report any potentially dangerous conditions or other safety concerns to a supervisor
• Promote and comply with good safety practices and habits, including but not limited to, use of all PPE, ensuring guards and safety features are working
• Attentive and awareness of surroundings that include forklifts and industrial trucks
• Lifting of heavy tooling used during maintenance process
• Lifts machine tools to bolt in place, using hoist and wrenches
• Maintains a safe and organized workstation and follows all company policy, safety and procedures
• Maintain accurate and timely daily work logs, equipment maintenance records, and other documents as required
• Assists in keeping equipment and working area clean and orderly
• Communicate with internal customers, fellow associates, supervisors and management as required
• Receives instructions covering the preventing maintenance or emergency repair, installation and inspection work to be done.
• Inspects production equipment including forklifts for defects, such as misalignment, wear, insufficient lubrication, etc.
• Determines the best way of making repairs to minimize interruption of production.
• Dismantles, cleans, repairs, replaces, installs, maintains, assembles, and lubricates, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment such as gear boxes, pumps, line shafts, drive shafts, conveyor, fans, blowers, hydraulic cylinders, air cylinders, hydraulic motors, air motors, hydraulic or air valves, etc.
• Assembles and aligns gears, bearings, couplings, and shafts involving the application of press, sliding and running fits.
• Adjust equipment for proper operating characteristics.
• Use calipers, micrometers and other measuring devices to ensure smooth assembly of equipment.
• Lubricates equipment according to the established practice.
• Keeps work area clean and orderly.
• Receives instructions and prints regarding work assignment.
• Interprets drawings and sketches, plans details of working procedure, and decides on tools and materials required.
• Obtains parts, material or supplies.
• Performs preventative and all other maintenance duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required, Technical or professional certification preferred and/or completion of an appropriately apprenticeship program
• Basic math skills and weight calculations
• Ability to obtain and maintain valid forklift certification as required
• Proven engagement in safety requirements
• Ability to work in a non-temperature controlled environment, with exposure to dust and fumes
• Basic skills in reading and understanding manufacturing documents, such as POs and work instructions in English
• Ability to follow standard machine operating procedures
• Ability to measure parts using standard measuring devices, including a tape measure
• Ability to record and enter operations data as required
• Ability to follow preventative maintenance process
• Ability to troubleshoot problems and take initiative to correct or seek immediate assistance.
• Drive, determination, and a self-disciplined approach to achieving results
• Sense of urgency and comfort working in a fast‑paced environment with a variety of simultaneous projects
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• We require a valid drivers license
• Ability to use measuring devices
• Must be able to successfully pass a written assessment including basic math, mechanical aptitude and general industrial knowledge
• Must be able to successfully pass a hand on practical test with senior leadership, demonstrating your abilities to perform the job successfully
• Proven ability to work and thrive in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal
• Ability to follow direction and understand the need to keep a clean work station
• Ability and knowledge of basic electrical, mechanical, hydraulics repairs is expected.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 to 5 years of industrial experience as a journeyman multi‑craft mechanic
• Experience and training repairing and troubleshooting hydraulic equipment such as cylinders, pumps, valves
• Certification to perform structural welding repair
• Experience working with maintenance management software systems, such as filling out work order details, creating new work orders.
• Knowledge of maintenance procedures, PMS, and repairs
• Experience driving a forklift
• Blueprint reading
• Ability to work any shift
• Forklift , confined space, hot work, LOTTO, and overhead crane experience a plus

PHYSICAL DEMAND

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a heavy industrial environment, moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.