When to Submit Your Application:
Type of Recruitment: Open Competitive Job Opportunity
Out-of-Class: Los Angeles County employees attempting to meet the requirements via experience inconsistent with their official payroll title will be considered for this examination. Applicants claiming out-of-class experience to meet the requirements should describe their out-of-class duties in detail in the Work Experience and Supplemental Questions sections of their application. Applicants are also encouraged to submit any supporting documentation such as out of class/additional responsibility bonuses, verification of experience documents, and performance evaluations in order to assist staff’s review of applicants' qualifications.
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Los Angeles County offers one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the nation.
Flexible Benefit Plans - Benefits may be purchased using tax-free County contribution of an additional 14.5%-17% of the employee's monthly salary.
Robust Retirement Packages - Contributory-defined benefit plan; optional tax-deferred income plans that may include a County matching contribution up to 4% of employee's salary.
Generous Maternity and Family Leave Benefits
Flexible Schedules (Telework - where appropriate)
Who We Are
The Internal Services Department (ISD) plays a major role in supporting all County of Los Angeles departments and commissions. With an annual budget of over $873M and 2,151 budgeted positions along with over 5,120 contracted workers of varying professions in facilities management, information technology, environmental, administrative, purchasing, and contracting, ISD is the County's trusted partner and provider of choice.
The Opportunity
We are pursuing a qualified candidate to fill a Millwright responsible for the repair and overhaul of a variety of machinery and equipment, requiring the use of all basic machine shop tools in repairing or fabricating precision replacement parts.
Position Responsibilities
Dismantles or partially dismantles machinery and equipment to locate cause of malfunctioning or mechanical breakdowns and to gain access to broken or defective parts; replaces parts from stock, makes repairs, or fabricates replacement parts.
Reassembles, installs, and aligns machinery and equipment and makes such adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.
Sets up and manually operates conventional lathes, drill presses, milling machines, grinding machines, and other basic machine shop tools, involving working within close tolerances, in the repair or fabrication of precision machined metal parts, such as shafts, bearings, and gears, necessary to the repair of a variety of machinery and mechanical equipment.
Uses a variety of hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
Works from verbal instructions, sketches, and blueprints in modifying or fabricating special purpose equipment or fixtures using ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Works on a variety of machinery and equipment such as boilers, pumps, fans, and compressors.
Welds and heat-treats metals.
Drives automotive equipment to and from work sites as needed.
Option II: Five years' experience in the repair and overhaul of a variety of machinery including operating conventional lathes, milling and grinding machines, and equipment requiring the use of all basic machine shop tools in repairing and fabricating precision replacement parts, one year of which must have been at the journey level.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS:
3 - Moderate: Includes standing or waking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10 - 25 pounds.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
- A recognized Apprenticeship Program is defined as a customizable model of apprenticeship that has been validated by a proven Standards Recognition Entity (i.e. Millwright apprentice, Electrician apprentice. Carpenter apprentice. Brick mason...)
Journey-level experience applies to a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision.
Our Assessment Process
If you meet the requirements, we will invite you to a structured interview covering training, experience, and the general ability to perform the duties of the position weighted 100%.
You must achieve a score of 70% or higher on the assessment in order to be placed on the Eligible Register.
NOTE: All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add rpereyra@isd.lacounty.gov , info@governmentjobs.com, and noreply@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.
Eligibility Information
The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the assessment will be placed on the eligible register for a period of twelve (12) months.
How to Apply
Applications must be filed online only. We must receive your application by 5:30 p.m. (PT), on the last day of filing. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted. Plan to submit your online application well in advance as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
Please make sure you put in the time and effort when filling out your application and supplemental questions completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Requirements to Qualify as listed on this bulletin. Provide any relevant job experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.
Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to verification at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment. Utilizing verbiage from Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties will not be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and you may be disqualified.
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.
Have questions about anything listed above?
Contact us:
Exam Number: W7521I
Department Contact Name: Regina Pereyra
Department Contact Phone: (323) 881-3621
Department Contact Email: rpereyra@isd.lacounty.gov
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
ADA Coordinator Phone: (323) 267-2432
Teletype Phone: (800) 899-4099 [Alternate Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077]
