Union Preventive Maintenance Technician

Waste Connections•Vancouver, WA

10d•$35•Onsite

About The Position

Wast Connections has an opening for a Union Preventive Maintenance Technician to work on our truck fleet in Vancouver, Washington. Schedule is Monday – Friday Shift 2 PM to 10:30 PM with overtime often; typically, 9 -10-hour shifts. Hourly Wage: $35.21/HR Union Benefits: Full union benefits Responsibilities include: Completes required paperwork utilizing the fleet maintenance software program associated with repairing vehicles, documents parts usage, and accounts for repair times. Welding and fabrication on trailers and 48-foot containers Ability to effectively communicate and understand service schedules and/or repairs General shop maintenance/cleaning duties as needed Equipment safety checks Communicate with drivers about issues in the morning and afternoon Reviews, completes, or assigns repairs identified on the Driver Vehicle Inspection Report Maintains a clean, safe work area in compliance with corporate and OSHA standards. Perform preventative maintenance on a variety of commercial vehicles, including yellow iron. Qualified candidates must have: Experience in commercial or similar repair field is preferred but not required Willingness to learn new skills and a positive attitude Driver’s license and ability to drive for road call repairs Basic tool set and toolbox Basic computer skills and ability to learn test diagnostic laptop and software SAFETY SENSITIVE: YES (Drug Test Required) To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.careers.wasteconnections.com . Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future". A link to our benefits overview can be found here: https://careers.wasteconnections.com/why-waste-connections Waste Connections is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. #ACMaintenance Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Requirements

Experience in commercial or similar repair field is preferred but not required
Willingness to learn new skills and a positive attitude
Driver’s license and ability to drive for road call repairs
Basic tool set and toolbox
Basic computer skills and ability to learn test diagnostic laptop and software

Responsibilities

Completes required paperwork utilizing the fleet maintenance software program associated with repairing vehicles, documents parts usage, and accounts for repair times.
Welding and fabrication on trailers and 48-foot containers
Ability to effectively communicate and understand service schedules and/or repairs
General shop maintenance/cleaning duties as needed
Equipment safety checks
Communicate with drivers about issues in the morning and afternoon
Reviews, completes, or assigns repairs identified on the Driver Vehicle Inspection Report
Maintains a clean, safe work area in compliance with corporate and OSHA standards.
Perform preventative maintenance on a variety of commercial vehicles, including yellow iron.