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Operating Engineer - Full Time at Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resort Anaheim, CA

Job Description

At Disney, you will help encourage that magic by enabling the teams to push the limits of entertainment and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?

You already know what its like to work as an Operating Engineer, but can you envision using your skills at a place like Disney! You would work to support both theme parks at the Disneyland Resort. Operating Engineers perform operational and functional checks of central plants for our facilities and world-famous attractions, providing direct support to Resort-wide hot water, chilled water, and compressed air requirements. They keep our Guests comfortable by performing troubleshooting and repair of systems and equipment (boilers, chillers, compressors), installations, maintenance, and quality checks of completed work.

If you would like to take on this challenge, apply today.

(Local, Southern California applicants sought - NO RELOCATION OFFERED.)



Basic Qualifications :
  • You must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for this role
Technical Abilities
  • Journeyman Operating Engineer or maintenance machinist experience
  • Unlimited CFC license
  • Background as a Utilities Man Class A or C, Boiler Technician Class A or C
  • Ability to use special tools and equipment
  • Familiarity with pumps, compressors, boilers, chiller units, cooling towers, and associated equipment
  • Familiarity with alignment of pumps and shafts
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematic
  • Familiarity with, or have the ability to learn, the Computerized Maintenance Management System ("Maximo")


Additional Information :
SCHEDULE AVAILABILTY

Our Theme Parks and Resort Hotels operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Availability to work Sunday through Saturday, any shift (1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift) including holidays, and must be open to any days off. Availability to work overtime as needed.

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The pay rate for this role in California is $40.02 per hour.

Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: .

Typical mid-level pay: $54k for Broadcast Technicians nationally

National salary averages
Expected mid-level
$54k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$29k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $115k

Top performers earn significantly more—skill and negotiation matter.

Senior roles pay 118% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.

Slight candidate advantage

Pay is responsive to skills and negotiation. Position yourself as a specialist.

Hiring leverage
Balanced
Wage leverage
Moderate
Mobility
Moderate
Durability
Mostly durable

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Specialists with niche skills
Weaker for: Generalists

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Use competing offers and timing to your advantage.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Expertise pays off

Limited new roles, but specialists earn significantly more.

-3%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
Typical: Associate's degree

Consider building adjacent skills to stay marketable.

Labor data: BLS 2024