MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN

Berkeley, California
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Overview

Location

Berkeley, California

Job Type

Temporary

Branch Number

636

Hourly Rate

$30.00 - $35.00

Work Hours

Morning

Experience Required

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Job Description

As a MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN with PeopleReady Skilled Trades, you’ll support a start-up company assembling machine equipment in Berkeley, CA .
In this role you’ll earn $30-$35 an hour and enjoy weekly pay, health insurance benefits and a flexible work schedule.
Plus, the more hours you work, the more meaningful prizes you can unlock with Respect the Craft — our recognition program specially designed to help tradespeople grow and thrive in their careers.
Whether you’re new to the trades or a seasoned pro, come take charge of your career with PeopleReady Skilled Trades. Interested?
Apply today!

Responsibilities

Someone with mechanical aptitude to bolt together rigid steel frames as well as the care and knowledge of use of torque wrenches to secure aluminum parts of the equipment.


●Basic computer data entry and tracking.

Testing equipment, monitoring data and logging results.

●Match parts to packing lists to spreadsheets to parts bins to sub-assembly stations while

remaining keenly organized

● Read and follow assembly and testing instructions step by step, recording results as they

are achieved

● Operate hand tools for mechanical assembly without cross-threading or stripping

machined threads

● Operate power tools: pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric power tools for assembly and

lifting

● Maintain clean and organized workstations and work areas throughout the day

● Maintain PPE discipline and tool safety at all times


Qualifications & Experience

  • ●Experience in HVAC, Carpentry or Auto Mechanics is preferred.
  • Graduate or current student of technical program and/or comparable experience with
  • mechanical systems
  • ● Experience in a field or trade that involves working with your mind, hands, and other
  • people in concert to achieve specific goals (see some examples below)
  • ● Experience translating ideas from drawings and other virtual three dimensional models
  • into the real world, and vice versa
  • ● You take shop safety rules seriously–paying attention to what they are and following
  • them
  • ● Organized and careful with parts and instructions–you keep your workstation neat and
  • leave it clean with parts put away before leaving at the end of the day
  • ● You enjoy working with friendly people with a passion to solve the climate crisis
  • Bonus Certifications and skills
  • ● OSHA 30 hour training
  • ● Forklift training certificate a plus
  • ● Aptitude to manage parts
  • ● Familiarity with SAE sizing
  • ● Innate understanding of materials
  • Relevant fields
  • ● Retail assembly and delivery
  • ● Construction trades: Plumber, Carpenter, Laborer, etc.
  • ● Technical school students and graduates
  • ● Automotive mechanics and enthusiasts
  • ● Craftspersons, stagehands, Artists
  • ● Materials handlers such as grocers or warehouse workers
  • ● Custodial and Janitorial
  • This position requires physical activities including climbing stairs or ladders, stooping, crouching
  • to work on equipment, operating machinery and occasionally lifting and carrying loads up to 50
  • lbs.

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PeopleReady Skilled Trades is a specialized division of PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company (NYSE: TBI). Since 1987, we have connected tradespeople and work across a wide range of trades, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, solar installations and more. Whether you need a single tradesperson or require a coordinated effort to dispatch skilled workers across multiple projects, we ensure you have the right people with the right tools, on-site and on time.