Maintenance Technician (Mechanic & Electrical)

GKN


Job Location:

El Cajon, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 32 - 40
Posted on: 7 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet.With over 16000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds 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

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining troubleshooting repairing and improving production equipment and facility systems to ensure safe reliable and efficient operations. This position supports a wide variety of manufacturing equipment including CNC machining centers heat treat equipment chemical processing lines robotic systems utilities and facility infrastructure.

The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills can diagnose equipment failures independently and is committed to minimizing downtime through both preventive and corrective maintenance. Experience with aerospace manufacturing equipment and pyrometry is highly desirable.

Job Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot repair and maintain mechanical electrical hydraulic pneumatic and electromechanical equipment.
  • Perform preventive predictive and corrective maintenance on production equipment and facility systems.
  • Diagnose machine failures using electrical schematics mechanical drawings manuals and diagnostic software.
  • Install align level and commission new production equipment.
  • Troubleshoot electrical systems up to 480 VAC including motors drives contactors relays transformers and control circuits.
  • Maintain CNC machining centers manual machines robotic equipment furnaces ovens compressors HVAC systems pumps and other manufacturing equipment.
  • Repair and replace bearings ball screws linear guides gearboxes couplings belts chains and other mechanical components.
  • Troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems including valves cylinders regulators pumps and compressors.
  • Support facility utilities including compressed air process gases chilled water wastewater treatment and ventilation systems.
  • Perform root cause analysis on equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
  • Complete work orders maintenance documentation and equipment history in the CMMS.
  • Assist with equipment upgrades installations continuous improvement projects and machine relocations.
  • Follow all environmental safety lockout/tagout (LOTO) and company procedures.
  • Support production across multiple shifts as required.
  • Perform maintenance on chemical processing equipment including pumps motors agitators filtration systems ventilation equipment and associated mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Safely perform maintenance activities in areas containing acids caustics solvents and other industrial chemicals while following all PPE hazardous material handling and environmental requirements

Job Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • 4 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills involving mechanical and electrical equipment.
  • Experience working on 480 VAC industrial electrical systems.
  • Experience troubleshooting:
  • Motor control circuits
  • Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
  • Servo systems
  • PLC-controlled equipment
  • Experience reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
  • Experience repairing mechanical power transmission systems including:
    • Bearings
    • Ball screws
    • Linear rails
    • Gearboxes
    • Couplings
  • Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
  • Ability to safely use electrical test equipment including multimeters clamp meters and insulation testers.
  • Ability to fabricate or modify simple machine components using manual shop equipment.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
  • Ability to lift up to 100 pounds and work in confined spaces elevated platforms and manufacturing environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience maintaining aerospace manufacturing equipment.
  • Experience with CNC machining centers (Fanuc Siemens Haas GROB DMU etc.).
  • Experience with industrial robots (Fanuc Yaskawa KUKA).
  • Experience with heat treat equipment including furnaces and industrial ovens.
  • Pyrometry experience in accordance with AMS2750 including:
    • Thermocouples
    • Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS)
    • System Accuracy Tests (SAT)
    • Instrument calibration
    • Furnace controls
  • Experience with process equipment including chemical processing lines wastewater systems pumps and filtration.
  • Basic PLC troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley Siemens Omron Mitsubishi).
  • Welding and fabrication experience.
  • Machining experience using manual mills lathes grinders or fabrication equipment.
  • Certification or formal training in industrial maintenance electrical technology mechatronics or a related field.
  • Experience maintaining equipment in chemical processing metal finishing heat treatment aerospace or other industrial manufacturing environments.
  • Experience working safely around industrial chemicals including acids alkaline cleaning solutions and hazardous materials.
  • Familiarity with chemical delivery systems process pumps ventilation systems wastewater treatment equipment and chemical safety procedures.
  • Knowledge of OSHA hazardous chemical handling practices and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.

Desired Competencies

  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Sense of urgency when responding to production downtime.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn new equipment.
  • Commitment to safety and continuous improvement

Compensation: $32.00 - $40.00 an hour

Well 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 weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its 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.

Were 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 arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.


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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 were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a p...

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