- Salary
- $37+
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- Associate
- Closing date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
Department: Academy Campus (Museum)
Reports to: Director, Academy Campus
Job Type: Full-time – Temp to Hire
Job Classification: Hourly (Non-exempt)
Workplace Location: Los Angeles – Academy Museum
Compensation: $37.00 per hour
Summary/Objective:
The Operating Engineer supports the operation and maintenance of critical building infrastructure, including mechanical, electrical, and fire/life-safety systems. This position is responsible for monitoring system performance, troubleshooting equipment issues, performing preventive maintenance, and responding to facility needs to help ensure a safe, reliable, and efficient environment for museum operations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with complex building systems and a proactive approach to problem-solving and customer service.
Essential Functions of the Job:
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Reports to: Director, Academy Campus
Job Type: Full-time – Temp to Hire
Job Classification: Hourly (Non-exempt)
Workplace Location: Los Angeles – Academy Museum
Compensation: $37.00 per hour
Summary/Objective:
The Operating Engineer supports the operation and maintenance of critical building infrastructure, including mechanical, electrical, and fire/life-safety systems. This position is responsible for monitoring system performance, troubleshooting equipment issues, performing preventive maintenance, and responding to facility needs to help ensure a safe, reliable, and efficient environment for museum operations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with complex building systems and a proactive approach to problem-solving and customer service.
This is a six-month, temp-to-hire position.
Essential Functions of the Job:
- Maintain the mechanical, electrical, and life-safety systems within the museum facility.
- Operate, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in mechanical, electrical, and life-safety systems.
- Operate the BMS system, troubleshoot issues, and perform controls maintenance.
- Track and complete preventive and predictive maintenance schedules on schedule and as required in coordination with the facilities team and vendors.
- Ensure the museum's equipment operates efficiently, including analyzing existing operating conditions to improve overall efficiency and cost reduction.
- Undertake plumbing and minor building repairs and assist other departments within the museum.
- Assist the Lead Operating Engineer in technical writing of MOPs and SOPs for preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Work with the workorder database maintenance to resolve issues based on agreed-upon priorities.
- Be responsible for incident management and report writing.
- Analyze and solve problems promptly and reduce any critical impact to the facility.
- Associate degree, technical certification, apprenticeship training, or equivalent hands-on experience in HVAC, mechanical, or electrical maintenance.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in maintaining and troubleshooting commercial or industrial building systems, including experience working in complex or mission-critical environments.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues involving mechanical, electrical, and fire/life-safety systems.
- Expertise in industrial safety regulations and best practices (lockout/tagout, PPE, arc flash protection, Cal-OSHA, EPA).
- Experience with CMMS systems (trouble ticket management, maintenance activities and infrastructure projects for work order completion processes).
- Intermediate proficiency with MS Office suite.
- Expertise with safe operation and maintenance of several hand, power, and machine tools (drills, saws, presses, meters).
- Availability to work off-hours should emergencies arise.
- A commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion.
- Journeyman-level experience preferred.
- Experience in museums, cultural institutions, commercial office buildings, higher education, healthcare facilities, entertainment venues, hospitality environments, data centers, manufacturing facilities, or similar settings preferred.
- Experience with BMS control logic (Alerton) is strongly preferred.
- Experience writing MOPs, SOPs, and reports preferred.
- Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- Ability to ascend and descend various types of ladders.
- Ability to occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, and work in confined spaces.
- Ability to reach with hands and arms.
- Ability to move, transport, or position materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
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Skills
OSHAHVACPlumbingCustomer ServiceTechnical Writing