Float Maintenance Mechanic - Oncology, Santa Monica

General Information

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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote


Fully On-Site


Work Schedule


Monday to Friday, variable shifts depending on departmental needs


Posted Date


06/15/2026


Salary Range : $44.65 - 44.65 Hourly


Employment Type


2 - Staff: Career


Duration


indefinite


Job #


31289


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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In this role, you will be responsible for providing support to all UCLA Health Ambulatory Cancer Care clinics. The incumbent performs journey-level general painting, a variety of semi-skilled preventative and general maintenance tasks, not requiring a licensed technician, installation, removal, diagnosis, repair, alterations, and preventive maintenance of Cancer Care clinics and Cancer Care pharmacy mixing rooms. Required skills include knowledge of painting, mechanical, carpentry, doors and windows, building hardware appliances, floor and ceiling systems, roofing, and basic construction methods. Independently analyze problems to determine and obtain the necessary information, organize and analyze the information, form conclusions, and present conclusions/ proposals verbally or in writing as requested. Complete proper repairs using correct materials, displaying a high level of workmanship while following safe work practices. Experience in the use of painting, building and maintenance, parts and materials, and standard hand and power tools is required. The position is physically demanding, and the necessity to work varying and sometimes extended hours under difficult conditions are expected.

Salary: $44.65/hr

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to properly carry out job duties
• Knowledge of safety standards and safe working practices
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment as necessary
• Available to work overtime including nights and weekends
• Must be able to work various shifts, including nights and weekends, on a regular basis
• Ability to independently perform a variety of semi-skilled painting, electrical, mechanical, and carpentry repairs
• Ability to establish & maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers, clients, supervisors, managers, vendors, outside agencies; maintain a positive & respectful attitude; use oral communication skills to obtain/convey clear, concise & grammatically correct information
• Ability to read project specifications, blue prints, and technical trade related manuals and write standard English phrases to complete reports that are accurate and easy to comprehend
• Ability to work independently, follows through on assignments, and adapts priorities as workload or deadlines shift
• Ability to perform preventative and planned maintenance and applies basic math skills, including fractions, decimals, percentages, and simple formulas like area calculations
• Ability to reads and understands policies and procedures and uses standard office equipment and basic software with ease
• Working knowledge of painting procedures
• Ability to stand, walk, crawl, climb, stoop, push, pull, and crouch for extended periods. Able to repeatedly raise or lower objects weighing up to 50 lbs from the floor to waist high and rotate upper torso. Ability to lift material and parts, up to 50 pounds
• You are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within UCLA Health

Preferred:

• Minimum 5 years of related experience in construction or maintenance related field

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.