MECHANICAL HELPER

Job Description:

MECHANICAL HELPER

Description

job description

A Mechanical Helper supports journey-level technicians with basic tasks such as passing tools, lifting materials and cleaning work areas. Responsibilities include cutting and threading pipes, using hand and power tools, assisting with equipment setup and performing general maintenance and repair. The role also involves cleaning, routine inspections and part replacement, as well as helping with welding preparation and other duties as needed for training purposes or to meet technological changes or emergencies. The role also involves driving a City vehicle to pick up and deliver supplies, materials and equipment as needed.

• Five (5) Positions | Various Shifts

PREVIOUS REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

• Completion of a course in automotive mechanics, machine shop, welding, plumbing, pipefitting or any other mechanical craft course from the Los Angeles Unified School District, or a college or trade school; or

• Six months of full-time paid experience in mechanical work; or

• Completion of eight months in the Utility Pre-Craft Trainee training program sponsored by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

How to apply

TO APPLY, please email a completed City Application and a resume to:

fmughiring@lawa.org

ATTN: Briseli Borquez

Please include the subject line:

Mechanical Helper

Emergency Appointment

An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).

Closing Date/Time: 11/4/25