Senior Facilities Technician, First Shift

Relativity; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in California is seeking a Facilities Technician to support our 1 million square foot HQ. You’ll respond to tickets, perform drywall repairs, organize equipment, and move materials using forklifts and carts.

This first-shift role (Mon-Fri, 5:00am–5:00pm with possible overtime) requires a high school diploma, experience with heavy equipment, and the ability to lift 50 pounds. Relativity Space offers equity, PTO, parental leave, and development stipends.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in high-end repairs.
• Experience with heavy equipment (forklift, reach-lift, man-lift).
• Ability to lift and manipulate 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Respond to and resolve facilities tickets within 2 days.
• Maintain general consumable stock items.
• Organize and maintain equipment.
• Maintain general site surroundings and facilities.
• Move materials with equipment like hand trucks and forklifts.
• Provide recommendations for facilities improvements.

Skills

Heavy equipment experience

Repair work

Documentation/photos

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation

Reach-lift

Man-lift

Job description

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

About the Team

The Facilities team ensures that every operation across the site is 'go' at all times, supporting everything from power and utilities to highly specialized machines like industrial 3D printers. Our 1 million square foot headquarters is complex: one structure, but functionally 20 mini factories under one roof. That complexity brings unmatched opportunities to grow your skills through cross-training and ownership of specialized systems. With rapid expansion and development of the facility, we're helping build a truly state-of-the-art work environment. This team is deeply embedded in both planning and execution, brought in early to shape the physical assets that will support scaled operations.

About the Role

• Respond to and resolve facilities tickets within 2 days which could include high quality drywall repair, patch and paint, furniture builds, tv mounting, wall framing, high level finish work or other repairs
• Maintain general consumable stock items
• Organize and maintain equipment
• Maintain general site surroundings and facilities
• Moves materials through use of equipment moving machinery such as hand trucks, forklifts, and golf carts
• Provides recommendations for facilities improvements
• Perform other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management

This is a first-shift position with which consists of an 8-hour standard workday, Monday through Friday and may include overtime. Shift start and end times may vary due to business needs, but are typically between 5:00am and 5:00pm.

About You

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience with heavy equipment (forklift, reach-lift, man-lift, etc.)
• 5+ years of relevant experience in high-end, high-quality repairs
• Ability to provide before and after photos of relevant prior work
• Reliable transportation and the ability to complete assigned shifts
• Ability to lift and manipulate 50 pounds
• Ability to work from heights and on ladders as well as squatting, stooping and/or kneeling with a tool belt
• Flexible schedule and ability to work non-standard shifts, overtime, and weekends as required
• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position.
• Periodic or frequent work in extreme outdoor environments: heat, cold, wind, rain
• Valid California state driver's license and acceptable driving record required
• Willingness and ability to pass in-house Forklift certification, required

Nice to haves but not required

• 5 years of work experience at the journeyman level or higher
• Specialized certifications in maintenance or repair industry
• Experience as a mechanic or carpenter
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve electrical, mechanical, and/or plumbing systems

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range

$32.80 - $49.20 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail] .

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