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Industrial Mechanic

USA Waste and Recycling
East Windsor, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 2/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Industrial Mechanic

USA Waste and Recycling

USA Waste and Recycling, Inc

USA Waste is at the forefront of waste and hauling and processing - innovating every step as we work to find the best solutions for safe and efficient residential and commercial services. From building the country's largest state-of-the-art recycling facility, powering our buildings with solar energy, and fueling our trucks with all-American natural gas, we are committed to you, our communities, and the planet.

Our story started with a single truck. In 1974, founder Guy "Sonny" Antonacci and his wife, Mary Ann, started Somers Sanitation - named after our hometown of Somers, Connecticut. Today, three generations of family and a dedicated team of professionals are leading our companies into the future. While our fleet, facilities, services, and family have all grown, we take pride in continuing to operate our businesses based on the fundamental principle that has guided us since the beginning - to provide exceptional service and innovation to the communities and people we serve.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward to remain at the forefront of sustainability.

Some see waste. We see possibilities.

Your Role :

  • Execute the preventative maintenance program for the mechanical and electromechanical equipment.
  • Installing, troubleshooting, cleaning, inspecting, and maintaining the mechanical equipment throughout the facility safely and professionally.
  • Initiates and completes work orders.
  • Documents all critical information on a routine basis.
  • Respond and report to work during off hours when emergency repairs are required.
  • Diagnose equipment problems and repairs.
  • Perform maintenance tasks such as inspecting, and lubricating equipment, identifying and replacing worn parts, track conveyor belts, and replace motors, bearings, and chains.
  • Operate other equipment such as industrial forklifts, man lifts, skid steer-type loaders, and other mobile equipment.
  • Work with team members to learn the equipment operation and assist with making repairs and build troubleshooting skills.
  • Follow OSHA and other regulations and procedures.
  • Maintains reasonable, regular, punctual attendance consistent with Company policies, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family Medical Leave Act, and other federal, state, and local standards.
  • Adapts to changing duties, as required, based on business needs.

Your Skills :

  • Able to identify and properly use hand and power tools.
  • Be able to learn to safely operate shop-powered equipment.
  • Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems / schematics.
  • Experience working with relevant large machinery.
  • Ability and aptitude to troubleshoot and diagnose equipment issues.
  • Self-starter who can work in a fast-paced / everchanging environment both individually and alongside a team.
  • Have electrical knowledge to be able to determine if a circuit is shorted or open, or if a fuse is bad, how to wire motors of different phases, locate motor controls in a panel, and determine if breaker or overload is tripped and other issues.
  • Possess basic fabrication skills to be able to drill and tap, cut various materials and join them together, and make simple parts such as a bracket or a guard rail for a conveyor.
  • Requirements :

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent and trade school diploma / certificate or an associate degree in related field is required.
  • Three or more years related experience and / or training, or equivalent combination and experience.
  • Ability to read machine prints / schematics, both mechanical and electrical, as well as technical and machine manuals
  • A clean driving record with the ability to get a Department of Transportation (DOT) Med Card is needed
  • Must have manual dexterity to use hand and power tools correctly and safely.
  • Ability to work an 8-12-hour shift.
  • Ability to work overtime and occasional weekend work.
  • Good planning and organizational skills.
  • This Position Features :

  • Family Oriented Environment
  • Excellent Benefits and Bonus Potential
  • Physical Demands :

    Listed below are key points regarding the job's environmental demands and work environment. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) as well as be able to reach away from the body, push / pull force, and assume different positions throughout most of the workday.
  • Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more or less than 50 pounds.
  • Clarity of vision
  • USAW1

    USA Waste and Recycling, Inc. EEO Statement : The Company is committed to and supports equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to all employees and applicants. Equal employment opportunity means equal treatment of employees and applicants without regard to the following legally-protected characteristics : race, color, religion, creed, sex (gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), veteran status, physical or mental disability status or any other legally-protected status.

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