Vacuum Chamber Technician B - 2nd Shift

GKN Aerospace; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a skilled Electrician/Industrial Maintenance Technician to provide safe, reliable maintenance and production-support for vacuum chambers and related assets at the Garden Grove site.

You will maintain and restore pumps, gauges, compressors, power supplies, heater assemblies, controls, instrumentation, and related systems through preventive and corrective maintenance and documented CMMS closeout.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum two years of electrical and mechanical maintenance experience with troubleshooting.
• Experience with CMMS (Maintenance Connection) and documenting work.
• Knowledge of vacuum-system fundamentals and industrial controls.
• Must pass a Pulmonary Function Test and wear a respirator.
• Must be able to lift over 50 pounds and work in confined spaces.

Responsibilities

• Vacuum Chamber Troubleshooting and Recovery
• Safe first response, troubleshooting, restoration, and escalation for vacuum chambers and related systems
• Read and apply manuals, schematics, drawings, OEM docs to diagnose faults
• Use diagnostic tools to evaluate vacuum level, leak, electrical condition, and performance
• Preventive and Corrective Maintenance per procedures and specs
• Execute PMs, document exceptions, and support recovery plans
• Work control, documentation, and materials using CMMS
• Identify parts and tooling needs; coordinate with Stores and Spares
• Coordinate with production and supervision on equipment status and safe recovery
• Participate in shift handoffs, training, root-cause investigations, and knowledge transfer

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

CMMS familiarity

Vacuum-system fundamentals

Industrial electrical systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or technical certificate

Tools

Maintenance Connection

Job description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Provide safe, reliable maintenance and production-support service for vacuum chambers and associated assets across the Garden Grove site. Maintain and restore pumps, gauges, compressors, power supplies, heater assemblies, controls, instrumentation, and related mechanical and electrical systems through preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, equipment recovery, inspections, disciplined shift handoff, and documented CMMS closeout.

Shift Time

2nd Shift: 1:45pm - 10:15pm

Job Responsibilities

• Vacuum Chamber Troubleshooting and Recovery


• Execute safe first response, troubleshooting, restoration, and escalation for vacuum chambers and associated mechanical, electrical, heating, cooling, pneumatic, and control systems.


• Read and apply technical manuals, schematics, drawings, diagrams, equipment history, and OEM documentation to diagnose faults and restore equipment.


• Use approved diagnostic tools and measuring instruments to evaluate vacuum level, leak integrity, electrical condition, temperature, pressure, flow, and equipment performance.


• Preventive and Corrective Maintenance


• Perform assigned preventive, predictive, inspection, and corrective work to approved procedures, job plans, specifications, and quality requirements.


• Execute vacuum-chamber PMs across the site, protect scheduled PM windows, document exceptions, and support recovery plans for missed or incomplete work.


• Work Control, Documentation, and Materials


• Use Maintenance Connection as the system of record for assigned work, labor, parts, findings, failure information, follow-up actions, and clear closeout notes.


• Identify parts and tooling needs, coordinate with Maintenance Stores and Spares, and elevate critical-spares risks; follow approved purchasing and inventory processes rather than independently committing suppliers.


• Production Coordination and Continuous Improvement


• Coordinate with production and supervisory personnel on equipment status, operating constraints, safe recovery, and return-to-service; provide approved operator guidance on daily use and abnormal-condition escalation.


• Participate in shift handoffs, tiered daily management, technical training, root-cause investigations, PM improvement, commissioning, and knowledge transfer for new or modified equipment.


• Safety, Cleanroom, and Chemical Controls


• Comply with LOTO/LOTOTO, electrical safety, confined-space, respirator, chemical-handling, cleanroom, permit, PPE, machine-guarding, and other applicable site and regulatory requirements; stop and elevate work when controls are unclear or conditions are unsafe.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.


• Minimum two years of experience as an Electrician A or equivalent industrial maintenance experience demonstrating both electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability, subject to applicable classification and labor-agreement requirements.


• Working proficiency in Maintenance Connection or a comparable CMMS, including reviewing assigned work, documenting labor and parts, recording findings, and completing technically useful closeout notes.


• Working knowledge of vacuum-system fundamentals and components, plus industrial electrical systems, controls, instrumentation, and PLC-based equipment interfaces.


• Must be able to pass a Pulmonary Function Test.


• Must be able to work while wearing a respirator and necessary cleanroom garments.


• Must adhere to strict cleanroom protocol.


• Ability to work safely around department chemicals using required engineering controls, procedures, PPE, and respiratory protection, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.


• Ability to lift more than 50 pounds.


• Ability to work in confined spaces and on uneven surfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree, technical certificate, apprenticeship, or equivalent formal training in industrial maintenance, electrical technology, controls, vacuum technology, or a related discipline.


• Experience with ASI vacuum systems or comparable chamber, autoclave, vacuum-pump, and process-control equipment.


• Experience with Microsoft Office and digital maintenance documentation.


• Applied math skills for electrical, vacuum, pressure, temperature, measurement, and troubleshooting calculations.


• Experience with cleanroom practices, chemical handling, leak detection, vacuum instrumentation, heater controls, or equipment commissioning.

Compensation Data

Pay Range: $27.87 - $46.12

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.