1st Shift Maintenance Helper (Temporary Position)

California Faucets is looking to bring on a talented 1st Shift Maintenance Helper. This role is based on site in our Huntington Beach, CA warehouse. The hours for this position will be Monday to Friday, full-time from 5:15 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.

California Faucets, located in Huntington Beach, occupies three buildings in over 80,000 square feet of space. Housed within its facilities are a wide variety of industrial functions including warehouse, machining, metal plating and finishing, assembly, production, and engineering. The role of the Maintenance Helper is critical for ensuring the general upkeep and maintenance of company property as well as ensuring the proper execution of special projects and equipment installations. The Maintenance Helper is responsible for performing routine building maintenance tasks as well as maintenance tasks in one or more fields (e.g. carpentry, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, etc.).

The Maintenance Helper also performs general cleaning and other miscellaneous tasks as assigned:

• Works in support of the Maintenance Technician and Production Management when directed.
• Completing minor repair work, which includes repairing doors, locks, door frames and handles as well as replacing light bulbs, sockets, switches, and window glass.
• Performing basic plumbing tasks, which includes unclogging drains as well as fixing leaking faucets and toilets.
• Performing regular cleaning duties, which includes sweeping, dusting, mopping, and vacuuming.
• Maintaining all outdoor areas, which entails mowing, trimming, and edging the lawn as well as shoveling snow and ice as required.
• Inspecting control panels and electrical wiring to detect any issues that require immediate attention.
• Taking inventory of maintenance supplies and notifying the Supervisor of low or depleted supplies.
• Promptly responding to requests for emergency repairs and clean-ups.
• Ensuring that all maintenance equipment is in good working order.
• Comply with all safety and health regulations
• Performs corrective and preventative maintenance to repair or modify defects.
• Maintains operating conditions of facilities and equipment; provides job completion notification through various communication formats.
• Provides ideas to address tough challenges based on mechanical maintenance experience.
• Assembles and test parts as needed, such as various pumps, valves, laboratory equipment, heaters, compressors, and other mechanical system parts using common hand tools, power tools, and welding torches.
• Recommends electrical equipment, materials, sizes, and other working data for supervisory approval based on past practices, basic data tables, and technical references.
• Analyzes and repairs specialized equipment heavily dependent upon electrical controls, electromechanical mechanisms, and related components under general direction.
• Obtains required tools, equipment, and instruments; maintains and stores them as necessary.
• Replaces fuses, light bulbs, circuit breakers, electric switches, and other electrical equipment following electrical specifications.
• Operates a variety of maintenance equipment including but not limited to, power hand tools, forklift, and electrical diagnostic testing instrument.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned by management.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Following Personal Attributes/Skills are Required:

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet or exceed the company’s attendance and punctuality standards.
• Ability to evaluate objectively, fairly, and consistently.
• Ability to use common tools.
• Ability to understand and follow directions as given.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.

Environmental and Safety Considerations:

• Possible exposure to heat, cold, dust, and moderate noise when working indoors.
• May be required to work with chemical or paint solutions, power tools, forced air.
• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions and temperatures.
• Works with cleaning fluids and other solvents.
• Works with electricity.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

People Interface:

The position requires contact primarily within the department on routine matters. Contact with other team members and departments is also required.

Decision Making:

The position requires working from detailed instructions as well as the use of judgment to plan and perform general decisions to solve a problem or select a course of action for a standard or recognized method of operation.

Supervision Received:

Under general supervision of the Production Manager or department lead, assignments are both task-oriented and objective-oriented. Follows established procedures for routine work; receives specific instruction on non-routine problems.

Accountabilities:

After adequate training, the position requires a level of accountability to complete a pre-determined amount of maintenance projects per shift.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED certificate desired.
• Completion of elementary school education required.
• At least two (2) years working experience in facility maintenance required.
• Basic understanding of electrical, plumbing and carpentry is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Push a minimum of 50 pounds (power cleaning appliances); ability to lift minimum of 50 pounds (trash and supplies).
• Climb ladders and step ladders.
• Bend at the waist, sit, kneel, lay horizontally, climb, walk, etc., as job may require.
• Comfortable working at heights.