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California's veteran population represents 8% of the total U.S. veteran population at 1.8 million veterans. Home to 31 military bases, the state expects to receive 30,000 discharged members of the armed services each year for the next several years.

The Top Industries for Veterans in California

Many of the world's most innovative companies across many industries have locations in CA. This makes CA a great state for veterans seeking employment in industries like Semiconductor, Energy Production, and Medical Equipment Manufacturing.

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AC Shop Supervisor
Job Ref: # EB-1620717412
Date Posted: 11/30/2023 1:43:24 PM
City, State: Los Angeles, CA
Category: HVAC
Salary: $89,519 - $108,000

Job Description

Position Details:
Title: AC Shop Supervisor
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Shift: M-F, possible weekend shifts
Compensation: $89,518.56-$108,000
Benefits: Company provides a broad range of benefits and perks to help protect their and their dependents’ health, wealth, and future. These benefits are available as part of your overall compensation and total rewards package.
Travel: None
Vaccine Requirement: No

Position Description:
The AC Shop Supervisor is responsible for supervising staff, daily operations and activities of the Air Conditioning trades unit. Plans, schedules, supervises and coordinates various skilled trade projects and activities. Trains skilled trades staff on Pay for Skills. Administers department budget. Provides leadership and guidance to ensure that high standards of quality, service, and customer satisfaction are maintained.

Requirements:
• Associate’s degree.
• More than 6 years of leadership/supervisory experience.
• Previous journey-level air conditioning trades experience.
• Experience in an institutional setting, including within a facilities management organization.
• Demonstrated effective oral/written communication skills.
• Experience in administering and assisting with budget planning.
• Experience utilizing Personal Computers and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.
• Active/valid Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Section 608 Universal certification.



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EPC Business Development Leader
Job Ref: # EB-9942699121
Date Posted: 11/6/2023 10:00:23 AM
City, State: Los Angeles, CA
Category: Construction
Salary: $165,000 - $200,000

Job Description

Position Details:

Title: EPC Business Development Leader (Industrial)

Location: Remote – CA, OH or TX ideal

Compensation: Market competitive – depends on experience - $190k base salary range plus bonus.

Benefits: Highly competitive and comprehensive benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans, Short and Long Term Disability plans, Wellness Program.
- 401(k) Plan with match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Assistance, Adoption Assistance and Commuter Program.
- Life and Accident Insurance plan, Auto and Home Insurance plan, Business Travel Insurance.
- Paid Time Off, Flexible Work Options, Employee Assistance Program.

Travel: 30% nationwide

Vaccine Requirement: No corporate vaccine policy

Position Description: Seeking a Business Development Leader to help further accelerate the growth of their Industrial business unit by identifying promising new opportunities, winning exciting new projects and growing key client accounts. Typical project sizes range from $5M-$150M – most in the $10M-$75M range. This individual will bring experience selling small-mid capital sized engineering procurement construction (EPC) design-build delivery projects, ideally with experience in Water/Wastewater, Hydrogen or Decarbonization projects. This individual has helped clients successfully implement capacity/facility expansions, meet water management objectives, comply with environmental requirements, or address other related needs.

- Lead business development, client engagement, client service management, and strategic marketing for multiple major industrial clients in the U.S.
- Develop and maintain high value relationships with industrial clients
- Grow market share by partnering with senior project managers and key technical specialists as they work for clients to deliver high quality projects
- Collaborate with our award-winning technology group to stay at the forefront of leading-edge tools that improve project delivery for clients
- Implement short and long-term strategies that contribute to growth and profitability of the company

Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree – prefer degree in Engineering and/or MBA, MS or MA degree. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 12+ years of related experience.
- Able to travel approximately 30% of the time. 95% of the Industrial business is in the U.S.
- Expert knowledge of corporate governance practices, organization design principles, accounting principles, finance, supply chain management, and organization management.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to understand highly complex technical, professional and business materials.
- Prefer EPC business development experience in industrial markets with demonstrated client relationship building in at least one of the following areas: oil/gas, chemicals, food/beverage, power, utilities, mining/mineral, and industrial water and wastewater.

Company: Orion's client is a privately owned, global engineering and construction firm providing client service and smart solutions in water, environment, transportation, energy and facilities. Our client's Industrial Division is experiencing tremendous growth with significant growth expected for at least the next 3-5 years in the primary markets they serve and solutions they deliver – Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Industrial Manufacturing, Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas and Power & Renewable Energy.

Why this opportunity?:
Our client stands out among Engineering and Design companies – they 100% embrace technology and innovation, and their project sizes are large enough and small enough to innovate in a meaningful way. As well, they are incredibly growth-minded, while not all about selling hours for dollars - and much of their growth is being driven by the Industrial Services Division. They are looking for high-caliber, highly experienced mid-career BD leaders who are hungry and motivated to grow the Industrial Division and be a part of an innovative and winning team!


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AC Technician
Job Ref: # EB-1458681154
Date Posted: 11/2/2023 3:15:52 PM
City, State: Los Angeles`, CA
Category: HVAC
Salary: $40 - $40

Job Description

Position Details:
Title: AC Technician Journeyman
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Shift: M-F, possible weekend shifts
Compensation: $39.95/hr, possibility of OT
Benefits: Company provides a broad range of benefits and perks to help protect their and their dependents’ health, wealth, and future. These benefits are available as part of your overall compensation and total rewards package.
Travel: None
Vaccine Requirement: No

Position Description:

The company department of Facilities Management Services (FMS) is seeking an AC Technician Journeyman with superb maintenance, troubleshooting and repair skills to join its team. The AC Technician Journeyman performs standard air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilation procedures as required. Determines need to repair and/or replace equipment. Estimates materials required for specific job components. Provides leadership and guidance, and trains journeymen and other employees on specific skills and tasks as required.

Position Responsibilities:
• Responds to service calls for air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilation systems, including controls and auxiliary components.
• Performs repair and maintenance procedures for heating and ventilation systems. Works from blueprints, specifications, and schematic diagrams.
• Monitors, adjusts, and calibrates automatic controls of air conditioning and refrigeration system.
• Performs routine safety and maintenance checks on air conditioning and refrigeration system of repair seals, chilled water or condenser water pumps, compressors and pneumatic controls, repair, and maintenance of mechanical equipment.
• Installs equipment and fabricates components for system and equipment.
• Estimates materials required for specific job components.
• Fabricates components for air conditioning, heating, and ventilation system.
• Maintains clean job site throughout duration and cleans up job site following work completion. Maintains safe working conditions for self and others. Stores and maintains supplies, tools and equipment.
• Provides leadership and guidance to others who perform similar work. Sets priorities and timelines and monitors the work of others.
• Trains other journeymen, Zone Maintenance Technicians, or other employee’s specific skills and tasks, as required. Identifies additional training or defines needs for new or continuing training which would benefit staff.
• Prepares reports and/or maintenance records, as needed.

Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent and completion of four-year apprenticeship program
• A combined total of at least 9 years of experience (four years of experience as an apprentice/trade-related trainee AND additional five years minimum experience must be as a journeyman)
• Valid Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Universal certification
• Valid California Driver’s License required
• Must own designated hand tools
• Willingness to work scheduled and non-scheduled overtime.



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Engineer Journeyman
Job Ref: # EB-1876326722
Date Posted: 10/3/2023 5:45:51 PM
City, State: Los Angeles, CA
Category: Hotels/Casinos
Salary: $34 - $41

Job Description

Position Details:
Title: Engineer Journeyman
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Shift: M-F, possible weekend shifts
Compensation: $33.53- $40.63/hr possibility of OT 
Benefits: Our client provides a broad range of benefits and perks to help protect their and their dependents’ health, wealth, and future. These benefits are available as part of your overall compensation and total rewards package.
Travel: None
Vaccine Requirement: Yes

Position Description:

Our clients' Facilities Management Services (FMS) is seeking an experienced Engineer Journeyman with superb mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting and repair capabilities to join its team. The Engineer Journeyman performs standard engineering procedures for all boilers and related equipment on heating and ventilation systems. Determines need to repair and/or replace equipment. Estimates materials required for specific job components. Trains journeymen and other employees on specific skills and tasks as required. Provides leadership and guidance to journeymen and Zone Maintenance Technicians.

Position Responsibilities:
• Repairs, replaces, and adjusts pumps, fans, motors, steam valves, heat exchangers, mechanical seals, and building stationary equipment. Works from blueprints, specifications and schematic diagrams.
• Performs routine safety check on boilers, heating furnaces and all heating and ventilating equipment.
• Monitors and maintains emergency generators, fountains, water softeners and swimming pool equipment. Conducts analysis of water system (boiler water, condensate water, cooling water, soft water system, heating and hot water system, lab equipment and city water) and adjusts chemical levels as required.
• Identifies and resolves operational and safety problems pertaining to heating and ventilating system.
• Installs equipment and fabricates components for system and equipment.
• Estimates materials required for specific job components.
• Maintains clean job site throughout duration and cleans up job site following work completion. Maintains safe working conditions for self and others. Stores and maintains supplies, tools and equipment.
• Prepares reports and/or maintenance records, as needed.
• Responds to on-call emergencies.
• Provides leadership and guidance to others who perform similar work. Sets priorities and timelines and monitors the work of others.

Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent and completion of four-year apprenticeship program
• Additional five years minimum experience must be as a journeyman. Experience performing standard trade-related procedures.
• General knowledge of trade-related methods, materials, tools, and equipment. Familiar with city and state building codes, OSHA rules and regulations, standard safety practices and equipment, and other requirements for workplace safety.
• 500 (HP) License (HSC Engineers).



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Field Service Representative
Job Ref: # EB-2838302517
Date Posted: 9/8/2023 8:00:00 AM
City, State: Sacramento, CA
Category: Utilities
Salary: $30 - $35

Job Description

Education, Skills, and Abilities:
• To be successful in this profession, you’ll need to have excellent mechanical know how and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in science/Engineering (STEM) or technical certificate in Instrumentation, Controls or programming and/or water treatment equipment including UF/MBR Working experience with PLC control systems, PLC programming and troubleshooting is preferred
• At least 4 years of mechanical hands-on troubleshooting experience of service/maintenance or equivalent in an industrial environment
• Technically proficient in using schematics, systems diagrams, and repair/replacement procedures to troubleshoot, repair and calibrate of assigned products in the territory.
• Effective mechanical and electro-mechanical skills such as in hydraulics, pneumatics, motors etc.
• Well-organized, able to carry out tasks with minimum supervision.
• Able to present service solutions that meet customer needs.
• Exhibit high level of critical thinking ability.
• Customer-oriented and strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have a valid drivers’ license.



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Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Job Ref: # EB-1223099219
Date Posted: 7/13/2023 9:31:12 AM
City, State: Northern or Southern, CA
Category: Utilities
Salary: $35 - $35

Job Description

Position Details:

Under the direction of the Chief Operating Engineer/ District Manager, participates in the modification of automatic control and instrumentation systems at Veolia located on clients’ sites within assigned territory.  Analyzes malfunctions of instrument and control systems, prepares reports on metering, and tracks preventive maintenance records.  Provides engineering services for various projects and design changes.

Title: Instrumentation and Controls Technician

Location: Can live in the SF East Bay/Sacramento region or SoCal (LA/OC/SD) *Relocation support provided

Shift or Travel: Percentage: 50% on average

Extended site support can vary if needed (3 weeks)
Mileage reimbursement or vehicle rental provided.
May issue company vehicle if expected mileage is 10K annually.
Expense card provided for any travel/daily expenses.
Compensation:  $35+/hr. DOEQ w/ OT expected *Guaranteed 40 hours per week

Benefits: • Health & Life Insurance • Paid Vacation & Sick Time • Paid Holidays • Parental Leave • 401(k) Plan • Flexible Spending Accounts • AD&D Insurance • Disability Insurance

Vaccine Requirement: No

Functions:

Develops procedures and methods for the diagnosis and resolution of instrumentation problems.
Prepares estimates, justifications, details, and specifications for instrumentation plant betterment projects including supervision and coordination of these activities.
Coordinates the preventive maintenance and general maintenance for the Plant Control System.
Coordinates the preventive maintenance for all customer metering. Assists in the programming and calculation development of metering.
Responsible for the documentation and tracking of all PLCs in the plant including software development, programming, and calibration.
Provides necessary technical assistance to Engineering staff in the supervision of electrical installations.
Must observe and comply with all standard safety codes and practices and perform work in accordance with recognized trade and company standards and, where applicable, local, state, and federal laws.
Must participate in mandatory training and other programs.
Qualifications: The job can be physically demanding, involving movement of heavy equipment, and carrying materials up and down stairs. Candidates should be able to lift and maneuver a 50-lbs. load.

Education, Skills, and Abilities:

High School degree or equivalent
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technology preferred.
Three to five years’ experience in process plant instrumentation and control systems.
Must have three years’ experience in DCS and computer control systems. Experience with Allen Bradley ControlLogix and Woodward Turbine Control systems is preferred.
Must possess a high degree of professionalism.
Ability to work well independently, and effectively with others, daily.
Detail oriented, with the ability to take direction.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work effectively.
A willingness to acquire new skills and utilize technology to streamline processes and problem solve is essential.
PREFERENCES: Some supervisory experience is desirable.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

Requires strong PC skills including knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office, and basic understanding of database concepts and reporting tools.
High level of proficiency with database, spreadsheet, email, and word processing software required: specifically, MS Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Experience with internet search engines is a plus. Proficient in Lock-out/Tag-out (LOTO) Program.
 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to work internally in the physical plant and externally on the facility's grounds or at satellite facilities.
 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to work, infrequently, in extremes of hot and cold temperatures and inclement weather conditions.
Must be able to tolerate dust and other airborne particles and other materials such as diesel and lube oils.
When working in the physical plant the employee will be required to wear personal protective equipment because of his/her work around potential hazards such as loud noise, airborne particles, vibration, and hazardous materials. This protective equipment includes, but is not limited to, safety eyewear, footwear, hard hat, hearing protection, and possibly gloves.
Under certain conditions, while working in the plant, may be required to wear a respirator - respirators are required in specified areas, therefore the employee will be issued with and trained in the proper use of this equipment.
May require stooping, bending, climbing, reaching, and carrying; intermittent lifting of less than 50 lbs.
Must be able to work from ladders, scaffolds, and high lifts, on an occasional basis.
Able to present service solutions that meet customer needs.


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Lab Service Engineer – Nights
Job Ref: # EB-7141213355
Date Posted: 7/11/2023 7:59:59 PM
City, State: Fremont, CA
Category: Semiconductor
Min Years Experience: 5
Salary: $80,000 - $90,000

Job Description

Position Details:
Title: Lab Service Engineer II
Location: Fremont, CA
Shift: Starting on M – F / day shift during training period. After the training period, you will be converted to a CWW (day or swing shift schedule).
Compensation: $80K–$90K base depending on qualifications and experience along with OT as needed. If you ever rotate onto a schedule that includes nights, you will receive a 15% differential added to your base pay.
Benefits: Starting on day one, you will also be offered a generous, fully vested 401(k) package with
matching contribution by the company of 50% on the first 6% of eligible contributions. In addition, the Employee Stock Purchase Program will allow you to become a company Shareholder at a discounted rate. Your package also comes with arguably the best Medical, Dental, and Vision plan in the industry, complete with flexible spending options, Group Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Voluntary AD&D, Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability.
You also receive 12 days PTO per year, with 12 paid holidays (or triple time + an additional PTO day to be used later if you work over a holiday). Educational assistance is also offered (up to $15k/yr) and well at a Fitness Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, Commuter Benefits and much more!
Travel: None
Vaccine Requirement: Yes

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and calibration on the equipment in the applications lab.
• Performs the preventative/corrective maintenance using the required Personal Protective y
Equipment which may include APR (Air Purifying Respirator) and/or SCBA (Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatus) for safe handling of hazardous materials.
• Works closely with engineering team to support Process Development, Hardware, and Software R&D activities and customer demos/projects.
• Installs and supports prototype equipment and may develop procedure/documentation as needed in support of design and R&D activities which likely have little or no written procedures.
• Working knowledge on lab facility (such as gas infrastructure, chiller, pump, abatement) will be highly recommended. Gas facility work including the following below will be required. The necessary safety and OJT training will be provided.
• Thorough understanding and installation of all gas related components, such as manual/air operated valves, flow switches, Mass Flow Controllers, VCR/C-seal.
• Installation of gas lines on process module gas box, platform facility and interface box.
• Gas lines preparation work and post installation gas lines recovery.
• Knowledge of facility gas delivery such as bottle sources, VMB (Gas Valve Manifold Box).
• Knowledge of hazardous production materials, understanding the difference of the inert, flammable, toxic and corrosive gases.
• Familiar with helium leak detection methods and vacuum systems.

• Works closely with facility teams, system owners and users to execute the gas line facility project.
• Electrical testing/troubleshooting (including 480V related tasks) will be required. Personal Protective Equipment and safety training will be provided.
• This job may include field and direct customer support. It may also require training Field Service Engineers, Engineering Technicians, other Laboratory Service Engineers, or Process Engineers from regional accounts.

Qualifications:
• Have Safety-first mindset and strictly follow procedures and processes without taking shortcut under normal circumstances and under
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, self-directed, R&D environment with potentially hazardous energies and
• Ability to multi-task with shifting priorities, and the ability to work independently and communicate
• Experience diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electromechanical, electronic equipment and or vacuum
• Other essential qualifications: Microsoft Suite experience, ability to pass APR/respirator requirements and capable of executing the movement activities associated with day-to-day

Performance Skills: The following traits and capabilities are required for successful performance in this role and must be displayed in the interview:
• Ability to create and achieve a schedule of required tasks and
• Strong electromechanical
• Ability to conduct hands-on troubleshooting and repair without the use of manuals or
• Familiar with basic equipment performance y
• Understanding of customer
• Intermediate Excel, Word, PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to work with
• Highly motivated and a self-starter with desire to advance.



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Automation Specialist
Job Ref: # EB-1447991452
Date Posted: 11/8/2022 9:15:43 PM
City, State: Fremont, CA
Category: HVAC

Job Description

As a System Specialist I or II you will be installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting industrial and commercial Building Automation Systems, in addition to training/mentoring junior Specialists. You will become the resident expert on the Building Automation System that integrates the following systems through a graphics interface program using the Insight software package:

HVAC/Mechanical
Fire/Life Safety
Security/Access
Industrial Control
Data Centers
Lighting
Power Management
Emergency Control



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