Lead Diesel Mechanic - Nights

Lead Diesel Mechanic

Ecowaste Solutions is one of the fastest-growing companies in the waste management industry, delivering essential services that keep communities and businesses running no matter what the economy is doing. We take pride in the hands-on work our team does every day, and we're looking for skilled, hands-on people who want to grow with us.

As a Lead Diesel Mechanic at Ecowaste Solutions, you will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on our garbage truck fleet. This is a working lead role: you'll continue to handle hands-on diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance yourself, while also assigning workload across the shop's other mechanics and making sure the team stays on track day to day. Safety, accuracy, and attention to detail are critical in this role.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs on garbage trucks fleet
• Diagnoses, troubleshoots, and repairs fleet equipment safely and correctly.
• Conducts failure analysis, and repairs and rebuilds fleet equipment components correctly.
• Assigns and delegates workload among other mechanics to keep the shop running efficiently.
• Completes complex work orders with proper coding, including reason for repair, description of condition, cause, and correction, and properly completes the warranty return process as needed.
• Informs management of housekeeping opportunities, harmful working conditions, and unsafe work practices, and suggests corrective actions.
• Identifies and reports broken tools or missing supplies needed to perform repairs, and takes steps to resolve the issue when possible.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment to ensure safety and compliance.
• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Valid state-issued CDL preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 5 years of diesel maintenance experience on garbage trucks, tractor-trailers, and/or heavy equipment required.
• Experience with advanced diagnostics required.
• Regularly bends, stoops, kneels, crawls, and reaches to access components on trucks, trailers, and heavy equipment.
• Frequently stands and walks on hard shop surfaces for extended periods.
• Uses hands and arms extensively for gripping, reaching, and operating hand and power tools.
• Work is performed primarily in a shop environment and may involve exposure to noise, fumes, grease, and varying temperatures.

Pay and Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Multiple health plans available, including a tax-advantaged HSA option.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Company-paid basic life insurance.
• Retirement plan with a company match up to 5%.
• Paid time off.
• Access to employee discounts through LifeMart.
• Safety and retention incentives.

Ecowaste Solutions and subsidiaries offer a competitive base salary, the opportunity to earn incentive pay, and a comprehensive employee benefits package. Please submit your resume and salary history for consideration. Only applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be considered, and only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements associated with this position. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may change at any time with or without notice.

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