Waste Connections, Inc. has an opening for a high energy self-directed Heavy Equipment Preventative Maintenance Technician to join the team at our Travis County Landfill in Austin, TX. Previous waste experience would be a huge plus! This will be a Monday - Friday position working 6:00AM–5:00 PM and on call rotational Saturdays. With a pay rate of $35-$40 depending on experience. Plus year round OT. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform assigned preventative maintenance services including oil and lube changes, replacement of lamps, bulbs, replace brake shoes, perform wheel seals, Pressure washing of equipment, replace hydraulic lines and many more repairs to keep the equipment running and efficient. Rebuild final Drives, changing blade end bits, experience with AC and heating for equipment, ability to diagnose and repair problems onsite. Inspect electrical, hydraulics, suspension brake and air systems on vehicles and equipment. Utilize basic vehicle computer electrical systems to interpret failure modes to initiate or assign repairs. Conducts safety checks on vehicles and equipment. Complete required paperwork utilizing fleet maintenance software program associated with repairing vehicles, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times. Maintain a clean, safe work environment in compliance with corporate and OSHA standards. Comfortable with assisting with operations by operating different pieces of yellow iron equipment if needed while maintenance duties are slow. WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT: Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds. Work environment outdoors to repair equipment on the landfill. Usually, well-lighted and ventilated. Sometimes it is necessary to work in awkward or tight positions and to handle greasy or dirty tools. These factors require following basic safety precautions. MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 3 years of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Must have experience working on yellow iron/heavy equipment Must provide your own Tools, site will provide speacialty tools if needed WHAT WE OFFER: Competitive pay!! Excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to “Connect with Your Future”. Garbage is very stable and we work year round! VETERAN are encouraged to apply. Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. 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.