Diesel Mechanic

We are looking for a highly skilled Diesel Mechanic to join our team in Alexandria, LA. Monday – Friday, occasional Saturday’s. 12:00 p.m. start time, working 10-12 hours a day, 50- 60 hours a week. Pay Range: $22 - 25 per hour, depending on experience. Tool allowance of $200 per month towards your tool kit. On top of competitive wages, we offer excellent benefits, 401k match $1 per $1, and vacation. Job Summary Performing preventative maintenance, repairs on hydraulic and electrical systems, along with parts replacement and minor engine repair on our garbage trucks. The ideal candidate will possess: 2+ years of relevant work experience in diesel/heavy truck fleet maintenance. The starting pay for this position is $22 - 25 per hour. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. Click this link to see a day in the life as a Mechanic with Waste Connections: The Life of a Waste Connections Mechanic - YouTube 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.