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About the Role
The Recycling Center Lead Maintenance Technician provides direction to technicians, ensuring equipment repairs and maintenance comply with safety standards and regulations. This role also involves performing repairs and maintenance on recycling equipment, heavy compact equipment, and light trucks to maximize safe and productive operations.
Responsibilities
- Maintains expert knowledge and advanced proficiency in diagnosing mechanical problems using charts, diagnostic software, and technical manuals.
- Performs repairs and maintenance on recycling equipment, compact heavy equipment, and light trucks.
- Repairs or replaces parts as directed by a work order system.
- Completes field service reports in a work order system.
- Overhauls or replaces machine components and replaces worn items.
- Communicates with supervisor and/or equipment operators for clarification of problems.
- May discuss preventive techniques with equipment users to minimize future repairs.
- Independently troubleshoots and maintains complex electromechanical equipment.
- Completes daily consumables report to record hours, fuel and oil usage, and provide information for input in Republic Services Dossier (Fleet Management Software) system.
- Performs preventative maintenance according to standard schedules.
- May maintain, repair and install plumbing, electrical, HVAC, odor systems, and negative pressure systems.
- Installs and sets up new equipment.
- Communicates with vendors regarding maintenance schedules.
- Reads, troubleshoots and programs simple PLC instructions to enhance plant monitoring and performance.
- Follows all safety policies and procedures.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of Tier 4 emission systems.
- Welding and/or fabrication skills and/or experience.
- PLC Programming experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of equipment maintenance and repair experience.
- Valid driver’s license.
Skills
- Hydraulic systems repair
- Recycling equipment repair (sorting screens, optical sorters, magnets, eddy currents, etc.)
- Electrical systems repair
- Balers repair
- Conveyor systems repair
- Compactors repair
- Transmission repair
- Engine repair
- Diagnostic techniques
- PLC programming
- Welding
- Fabrication
Location
- Multiple jurisdictions
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 3 years of equipment maintenance and repair experience
Salary/Compensations
- $33.65 to $46.25
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage
- Dental plans
- Vision coverage
- Health care spending accounts
- Dependent care spending accounts
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee discount programs
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
About the Company
- Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste and field services.
- The company is committed to advancing circularity and supporting decarbonization to create a more sustainable world.
- Republic Services serves 13 million customers and operates more than 1,000 locations across North America.
- The company values safety, commitment to serve, environmental responsibility, being driven, and being human-centered.
- Republic Services has a high employee engagement score and an inclusive and diverse culture.
- The company's strategy focuses on profitable growth through acquisitions and industry advancements in recycling and waste, environmental solutions, and sustainability innovation.
- Republic Services operates the nation's first integrated plastics recycling facility and is expanding its network of Polymer Centers.
- The company is committed to harnessing landfill gas to convert it to energy and is expanding its Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plants.
Equal Opportunity
- Republic Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association with a protected veteran (spouses or other family members), genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- For concerns relating to Republic Services’ commitment to equal opportunity employment, contact the AWARE Line at 1-866-3-AWARE-4.