Maintenance Mechanic II Temp to Hire

Ducommun Incorporated; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated in Gardena, CA is seeking an experienced Maintenance Mechanic II to maintain and repair plant machinery and equipment. The role involves troubleshooting, inspecting, and performing preventative maintenance on a range of mechanical systems including pumps, cranes, hydraulics, and machine tools.

Applicants should have high school or equivalent with trade training and extensive experience in manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Advanced mechanical repair knowledge
• Ability to read and verbally communicate safety and maintenance documents
• Read and understand blueprints and specifications
• Apply written or verbal instructions independently
• Work with complex machinery and precision equipment
• Basic arithmetic for measurements and tolerances
• Use standard trade tools, supplied by worker
• Proficient with email and internet search for parts and repair methods

Responsibilities

• Make repairs, replacements, adjustments, inspections, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on mechanical equipment
• General mechanical maintenance on pumps, cranes, hoists, hydraulic systems, vacuum pumps, and basic vehicle repairs
• Dismantle devices to access parts and inspect for defects
• Adjust functional parts and control instruments
• Observe machinery in operation and diagnose issues by sound
• Operate all standard power tools
• Lubricate, clean, and paint as needed
• Set up and operate lathe, drill press, grinder and other metalworking tools
• Drive forklift, aerial/boom lifts, scissors lifts, and small trucks
• Transport parts and equipment between facilities to support maintenance and production
• Repair electrical equipment and run conduit
• Inspect used parts to verify dimensional changes and test performance
• Install special functional and structural parts
• Arc, gas, TIG/MIG welding
• Install new equipment
• Layout jobs and prepare bill of materials
• Assist in training new employees

Job description

Maintenance Mechanic II

Under general supervision, keeps plant machinery and equipment in good repair. Maintains, analyzes and corrects problems of standard machinery, asrequired.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our facility in Gardena, CA is a leading global supplier of large stretch formed aircraft skins, hot forming of titanium, superplastic forming and complex fastened and welded assemblies.

Job Summary

• Makerepairs,replacements,adjustments,inspections,troubleshoot,andpreventative maintenanceonallmechanicalequipment.
• Generalmechanicalmaintenance,onvariousmechanicalequipmentsuchas,pumps, cranes, hoist, hydraulic systems, vacuum pumps, and basic vehicle repairs
• Dismantlesdevicestogainaccesstoandremovedefectivepartsandexaminesform and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Adjustsfunctionalpartsofdevicesandcontrol instruments.
• Observesmechanicaldevicesinoperationandlistenstotheirsoundstolocatecausesof trouble.
• Operatesalltypesofconventionalpowertools
• Lubricates,cleans,paint
• Setsupandoperateslathe,drillpress,grinder,andothermetalworkingtoolstomakeand repair parts.
• Driveforklift,arialboomlifts,scissorslifts,andsmalltruck
• Operate company vehicle as needed to transport parts, equipment, materials, and supplies between company facilities and vendor locations to support maintenance and production activities
• Repairselectricalequipment,runconduit
• Inspectsusedpartstodeterminechangesindimensionalrequirements.Startdevicesto testtheir performance.
• Installsspecialfunctionalandstructuralpartsin devices.
• Arc,gas,tig/mig welding
• Installnew equipment
• Layoutjobsandcompliesbillof material
• Assistsintrainingnewemployees&trainees

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrates an advanced knowledge of mechanical and facilities repair and maintenance.
• Ability to read, interpret, and verbally communicate documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Read and understand complicated blueprints and specifications
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must be able to work independently and follow detailed, written instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must be able to install, maintain, diagnose and correct problems on complicated machinery and specialized plant equipment (i.e. milling machine, hot and stretch presses, automated machine tools, radial drill presses, etc)
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Basic standard tools for this trade required to be supplied by individual.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Software such as ability to email and search internet for parts and repair methods.

Required Experience and Education

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of a relevant trade school program or vocational training preferred
• Ten years’ experience in machine tool field
• Experience in hydraulics, ability to read schematics, hydraulic and electrical
• 5 years of successful related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience

Licenses, Certifications, etc.:

• Valid and unrestricted driver's license with theability to meet company driving and vehicle insurance policy.

Base Compensation: USD 29.00 - 33.50 Paid Hourly

Equal Opportunity EmployerVeterans/Disabled

268 E. Gardena Road
Gardena, California, 90248
United States